Latvian edit

 
Zobārsti

Etymology edit

From zobs (tooth) +‎ ārsts (doctor, physician).

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zobārsts m (1st declension, feminine form: zobārste)

  1. (male) dentist (a doctor specialized in dentistry)
    divdesmito gadu sākumā Latvijā strādāja jau nepilni četri simti zobārstuin the early 20s almost 400 dentists worked in Latvia
    bija laiks, kad zobārsts, izārstējis vai izrāvis slimu zobu, varēja uzskatīt, ka pilnā mērā ir izpildījis savu pienākumuthere was a time when a dentist, treating or pulling diseased teeth, could think that he had fully complied with his duty

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