דאָקטער

Yiddish

Etymology

From English doctor, from Latin doctor. Doublet of דאָקטאָר (doktor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔktəʁ/

Noun

דאָקטער • (dokter) m, plural דאָקטוירים (doktoyrim), feminine דאָקטערין (dokterin) or דאָקטערשע (doktershe) (abbreviated ד״ר (d"r))

1. doctor, physician

Usage notes

• There are three different attested ways to express female doctors from this particular root: דאָקטערין (dokterin), דאָקטערשע (doktershe), and דאָקטערקע (dokterke).

Derived terms

• אויגן־דאָקטער (oygn-dokter, “eye doctor, ophthalmologist”)