Dr.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dr"

English

Noun

Dr. (plural Drs.)

1. Alternative form of Dr: abbreviation of doctor.
   • 1671, Edward Chamberlayne, The Second Part of the Present State of England: […], 3rd edition, London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn, […], →OCLC, title page:

     By EDWARD CHAMBERLAYNE Dr. of Laws, and Fellow of the Royal Society.

   • 1886, Miss M. A. R. Tucker, “St. David's”, in Walford's Antiquarian: A Magazine & Bibliographical Review:

     It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally.

   • 2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.

   • 2020 April 29, Anna-Maja Rappard, “Dubious coronavirus claims by California doctors condemned by health experts”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 30 April 2020:

     A widely shared local television video of last week's news conference, which was posted on YouTube, reached more than 5 million views and was amplified by Elon Musk and Fox News, where Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi appeared on primetime shows two nights in a row. […] "As owners of local urgent care clinics, it appears these two individuals are releasing biased, non-peer reviewed data to advance their personal financial interests without regard for the public's health," the statement read, "COVID-19 misinformation is widespread and dangerous. Members of ACEP and AAEM are first-hand witnesses to the human toll that COVID-19 is taking on our communities. ACEP and AAEM strongly advise against using any statements of Drs. Erickson and Massihi as a basis for policy and decision making."

2. Abbreviation of drive, a type of public roadway, when part of a specific street’s name.

Anagrams

• -rd, R&D, RD, Rd., rd, rd.

French

Noun

D^r. m (plural D^rs.)

1. abbreviation of docteur

   Synonym: D^r

Related terms

• D^re. f (abbreviation of docteure)

German

Noun

Dr. m (strong, genitive Dr., plural Dres.)

1. abbreviation of Doktor

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• Dr

Etymology

Abbreviation of doktor (“doctor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdoktor]

• Audio:

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Noun

Dr. (plural Dr.-ok)

1. Dr. (doctor)

Usage notes

It is used in capitalized form only at the beginning of a sentence and when the person's name stands independently (e.g. in a list, or at the end of a letter, and not in a sentence). Otherwise, always use the dr. form.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Dr.	Dr.-ok
accusative	Dr.-t	Dr.-okat
dative	Dr.-nak	Dr.-oknak
instrumental	Dr.-ral	Dr.-okkal
causal-final	Dr.-ért	Dr.-okért
translative	Dr.-rá	Dr.-okká
terminative	Dr.-ig	Dr.-okig
essive-formal	Dr.-ként	Dr.-okként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Dr.-ban	Dr.-okban
superessive	Dr.-on	Dr.-okon
adessive	Dr.-nál	Dr.-oknál
illative	Dr.-ba	Dr.-okba
sublative	Dr.-ra	Dr.-okra
allative	Dr.-hoz	Dr.-okhoz
elative	Dr.-ból	Dr.-okból
delative	Dr.-ról	Dr.-okról
ablative	Dr.-tól	Dr.-októl
non-attributive possessive – singular	Dr.-é	Dr.-oké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Dr.-éi	Dr.-okéi

Possessive forms of Dr.

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Dr.-om	Dr.-aim
2nd person sing.	Dr.-od	Dr.-aid
3rd person sing.	Dr.-a	Dr.-ai
1st person plural	Dr.-unk	Dr.-aink
2nd person plural	Dr.-otok	Dr.-aitok
3rd person plural	Dr.-uk	Dr.-aik

Indonesian

Noun

Dr. (uncountable)

1. abbreviation of doktor (“doctor, doctorate-attainer”)

Notes

• When referring to a physician, the appropriate term is dr.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dr.

Noun

Dr. m (plural Drs., feminine Dra. or Drª., feminine plural Dras. or Drª.s)

1. abbreviation of doutor; Dr.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Dr..

Spanish

Noun

Dr. m (plural Drs., feminine Dra., feminine plural Drs.)

1. abbreviation of doctor

Swedish

Alternative forms

• dr.

Noun

Dr.

1. abbreviation of doktor

Related terms

• Fil. Dr.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Dr..

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dokˈtoɾ/ [d̪okˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ

Noun

Dr. (feminine Dra., Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

1. (medicine, sciences) abbreviation of Doktor

Turkish

Noun

Dr.

1. abbreviation of doktor