archiater
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French archiâtre, from Latin archiater. Compare arch-, iatro-, -iatry.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹkiˌeɪtɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːkiˌeɪtə/
- Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧a‧ter
NounEdit
archiater (plural archiaters)
- (historical) Formerly, in continental Europe, the chief physician of a prince or city.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of P. Cyc to this entry?)
- 1879, J. Grantː
- The title of Archiater, or Dean to the College of Physicians.
TranslationsEdit
the chief physician of a prince or city
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for archiater in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχιατρός (arkhiatrós), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.kʰiːˈaː.ter/, [ar.kʰiːˈaː.t̪ɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.kiˈa.ter/, [ar.kiˈaː.t̪ɛr]
NounEdit
archīāter m (genitive archīātrī); second declension
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | archīāter | archīātrī |
| Genitive | archīātrī | archīātrōrum |
| Dative | archīātrō | archīātrīs |
| Accusative | archīātrum | archīātrōs |
| Ablative | archīātrō | archīātrīs |
| Vocative | archīāter | archīātrī |