דאָקטער
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English doctor, from Latin doctor. Doublet of דאָקטאָר (doktor).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
דאָקטער • (dokter) m, plural דאָקטוירים (doktoyrim), feminine דאָקטערין (dokterin) or דאָקטערשע (doktershe) (abbreviated ד״ר (d"r))
Usage notes[edit]
- There are three different attested ways to express female doctors from this particular root: דאָקטערין (dokterin), דאָקטערשע (doktershe), and דאָקטערקע (dokterke).
Derived terms[edit]
- אויגן־דאָקטער (oygn-dokter, “eye doctor, ophthalmologist”)