דאָקטאָר
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From various contact languages such as German Doktor, Polish doktor, Ukrainian and Russian до́ктор (dóktor), all from Latin doctor (“teacher”), from doceō (“I teach”). Doublet of דאָקטער (dokter).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
דאָקטאָר • (doktor) m, plural דאָקטאָרן (doktorn), feminine דאָקטאָרין (doktorin) or דאָקטאָרשע (doktorshe)
- doctor (holder of a Ph.D.)
Usage notes[edit]
- There are three different attested ways to express female doctors from this particular root: דאָקטאָרין (doktorin), דאָקטאָרשע (doktorshe), and דאָקטאָרקע (doktorke).
Derived terms[edit]
- אויגן־דאָקטאָר (oygn-doktor, “eye doctor, ophthalmologist”)
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