Arzt

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German arzet, from Old High German arzat, from Latin archīāter (physician), from Ancient Greek ἀρχίατρος (arkhíatros), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἰατρός (iatrós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [aːɐ̯tst] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [aːts(t)] (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
  • IPA(key): [aʁt͡st]
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Noun[edit]

Arzt m (strong, genitive Arztes or Arzts, plural Ärzte, feminine Ärztin)

  1. doctor, physician (male or of unspecified gender) (without necessarily having a postgraduate degree)
    Synonym: Mediziner
    • 1905, Elon Wikmark, Die Frauenfrage. Eine ökonomisch-soziologische Untersuchung unter spezieller Berücksichtigung des schwedischen Bürgertums, page 139:
      Stockholm zählte nach dem Ärzteverzeichnis vom vorigen Sommer 8 weibliche Ärzte.
      Stockholm counted eight female physicians according to last summer's medical directory.

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  • Doktor (a physician with a postgraduate degree)

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