דאָקטאָר
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
דאָקטאָר • (doktor) m, plural דאָקטאָרן (doktorn), feminine דאָקטאָרין (doktorin) or דאָקטאָרשע (doktorshe)
- doctor (holder of a Ph.D.)
Usage notes edit
- There are three different attested ways to express female doctors from this particular root: דאָקטאָרין (doktorin), דאָקטאָרשע (doktorshe), and דאָקטאָרקע (doktorke).
Derived terms edit
- אויגן־דאָקטאָר (oygn-doktor, “eye doctor, ophthalmologist”)
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