ārsts

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Latvian[edit]

 ārsts on Latvian Wikipedia
Ārsti

Etymology[edit]

First mentioned in 16th-century translations, borrowed from Middle High German arste or Middle Dutch aerste, both derived from Vulgar Latin archiāter, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιατρός (arkhiatrós, chief physician).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

ārsts m (1st declension, feminine form: ārste)

  1. (male) doctor, physician (a specialist with a medical education who treats patients)
    griezties pie ārstato consult a doctor
    ārsts terapeitstherapist doctor
    bērnu ārstspediatrician (lit. children's doctor)
    slimnīcas galvenais ārstshospital chief physician
    ārsta palīdzībamedical help, attention
    ārsta konsultācijamedical consultation

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ārsts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN