דאָקטער
Appearance
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English doctor, from Latin doctor. Doublet of דאָקטאָר (doktor).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]דאָקטער • (dokter) m, plural דאָקטוירים (doktoyrim), feminine דאָקטערין (dokterin) or דאָקטערשע (doktershe) (abbreviated ד״ר (d"r))
Usage notes
[edit]- There are three different attested ways to express female doctors from this particular root: דאָקטערין (dokterin), דאָקטערשע (doktershe), and דאָקטערקע (dokterke).
Derived terms
[edit]- אויגן־דאָקטער (oygn-dokter, “eye doctor, ophthalmologist”)