Polyglot Dictionary

autopsia

/auˈtopsja/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las autopsias

Meaning

  1. autopsy

    Built from auto (self) + opsia (seeing).

    • Le hicieron la autopsia.

      They performed an autopsy.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • auto self
  • opsia seeing

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

autopsie

autopsie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "autopsy."

Portuguese

autópsia

autópsia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "autopsy."

Practice

1 What does autopsia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le hicieron la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches autopsia?

nouncompound

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