דאָקטער
Yiddish
editEtymology
editFrom English doctor, from Latin doctor. Doublet of דאָקטאָר (doktor).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editדאָקטער • (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”)