uppskurður

Icelandic

Etymology

From upp (“up”) +‎ skurður (“cut”). Calque of Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía), from ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “dissection”), derived from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “cut, incise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʏhp.skʏrðʏr/

Noun

uppskurður m (genitive singular uppskurðar, nominative plural uppskurðir)

  1. (archaic) anatomical dissection, necropsy, autopsy
  2. operation (surgical procedure), surgery
  3. (figurative) a thorough reorganization; shakeup

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