See also: doktor and doktór

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation edit

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

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • Romanian: doctor

Further reading edit

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

See doktor.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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