See also: doktor and doktór

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔktoːr/, [ˈdɔk.toːɐ̯], [-tɔɐ̯] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔktər/, [ˈdɔk.tɐ] (variant in common speech)
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Noun

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Doktor m (mixed or strong, genitive Doktors, plural Doktoren or (colloquial) Doktor or (archaic) Doktores, feminine Doktorin)

  1. (academia) doctor
  2. (medicine, informal) doctor, physician

Usage notes

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  • The normal plural is Doktoren. The unchanged form Doktor is colloquial and used only with the pronunciation in [-ɐ]. The form Doktores is archaic.
  • The German word is understood to mean “medical doctor” if the context hints at that, e.g. Du musst mal zum Doktor gehen. (You have to see a doctor.) Unlike in English, however, this is not the case if the context is more general: Mein Vater ist Doktor. (My father has a PhD/doctorate). The common word for “medical doctor” is Arzt.

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: doctor

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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See doktor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Doktór (feminine Doktora, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. (medicine, sciences) honorific used before the name of a male doctor: Doctor
    Doktor Juan Dela CruzDoctor Juan Dela Cruz
    Doktor Dela CruzDoctor Dela Cruz