דאָקטאָר

Yiddish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔktɔʁ/

Noun

דאָקטאָר • (doktor) m, plural דאָקטאָרן (doktorn), feminine דאָקטאָרין (doktorin) or דאָקטאָרשע (doktorshe)

1. doctor (holder of a Ph.D.)

Usage notes

• There are three different attested ways to express female doctors from this particular root: דאָקטאָרין (doktorin), דאָקטאָרשע (doktorshe), and דאָקטאָרקע (doktorke).

Derived terms

• אויגן־דאָקטאָר (oygn-doktor, “eye doctor, ophthalmologist”)