necropsia
Portuguese, noun/ne.kɾopˈsi.ɐ/
necropsia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “necropsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of necropsiar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que autópsia”.
What does necropsia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenecropsy
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que autópsia
noun: 1. o mesmo que autópsia
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of necropsia
- necropsias plural
- necrópsia alternative proscribed sometimes
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce necropsia?
- Brazil /ne.kɾopˈsi.ɐ/
- Portugal /nɨ.kɾɔpˈsi.ɐ/
- Brazil /neˈkɾɔp.si.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to necropsia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is necropsia in Portuguese?
necropsia appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).