דאָקטאָר

Yiddish

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔktɔʁ/

Noun

⁧דאָקטאָר⁩ • (doktor) m, plural ⁧דאָקטאָרן⁩ (doktorn), feminine ⁧דאָקטאָרין⁩ (doktorin) or ⁧דאָקטאָרשע⁩ (doktorshe)

doctor (holder of a Ph.D.)

Usage notes

There are three different attested ways to express female doctors from this particular root: ⁧דאָקטאָרין⁩ (doktorin), ⁧דאָקטאָרשע⁩ (doktorshe), and ⁧דאָקטאָרקע⁩ (doktorke).

Derived terms

⁧אויגן־דאָקטאָר⁩ (oygn-doktor, “eye doctor, ophthalmologist”)

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