דאָקטער

Yiddish

Etymology

From English doctor, from Latin doctor. Doublet of ⁧דאָקטאָר⁩ (doktor).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔktəʁ/

Noun

⁧דאָקטער⁩ • (dokter) m, plural ⁧דאָקטוירים⁩ (doktoyrim), feminine ⁧דאָקטערין⁩ (dokterin) or ⁧דאָקטערשע⁩ (doktershe) (abbreviated ⁧ד״ר⁩ (d"r))

doctor, physician

Usage notes

There are three different attested ways to express female doctors from this particular root: ⁧דאָקטערין⁩ (dokterin), ⁧דאָקטערשע⁩ (doktershe), and ⁧דאָקטערקע⁩ (dokterke).

Derived terms

⁧אויגן־דאָקטער⁩ (oygn-dokter, “eye doctor, ophthalmologist”)

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