ārstnieks

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From ārsts (doctor, physician) +‎ -nieks. Found in older sources, ārstnieks has now been completely replaced by ārsts.[1]

Noun

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ārstnieks m (1st declension)

  1. (obsolete term) doctor, physician

Usage notes

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The feminine form, presumably ārstniece, is unattested.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ārsts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN