doctoral
English edit
Etymology edit
From doctor + -al, probably modelled on Latin doctorālis.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɒktəɹəl/, /ˈdɒktɹəl/, /ˌdɒkˈtɔɹəl/
Audio (Mid-Atlantic) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɹəl
- Hyphenation: doc‧tor‧al
Adjective edit
doctoral (not comparable)
- Relating to a doctorate.
- Pertaining to a medical doctor or physician.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 13, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book III, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- We have no need of doctorall consultations or collegian interpretations. Our senses tell us where it is and what it is.
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
relating to a doctorate
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References edit
- ^ “doctoral, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doctoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural doctorals)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “doctoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “doctoral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “doctoral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “doctoral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
From docteur + -al. Docteur reverts back to its Latin root doctor.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doctoral (feminine doctorale, masculine plural doctoraux, feminine plural doctorales)
Further reading edit
- “doctoral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French doctoral.
Adjective edit
doctoral m or n (feminine singular doctorală, masculine plural doctorali, feminine and neuter plural doctorale)
Declension edit
Declension of doctoral
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | doctoral | doctorală | doctorali | doctorale | ||
definite | doctoralul | doctorala | doctoralii | doctoralele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | doctoral | doctorale | doctorali | doctorale | ||
definite | doctoralului | doctoralei | doctoralilor | doctoralelor |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
doctoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural doctorales)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “doctoral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014