ιατροδικαστής

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Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from ιατρ(ός) (iatr(ós)) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ δικαστής (dikastís), a calque of French médecin légiste or German Gerichtsarzt.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.a.tɾo.ði.kaˈstis/
  • Hyphenation: ι‧α‧τρο‧δι‧κα‧στής

Noun

ιατροδικαστής (iatrodikastísm or f (plural ιατροδικαστές, feminine ιατροδικαστίνα)

  1. (law, medicine) forensic pathologist (specialist in the use of forensic science to determine cause of death or injury for evidentiary purposes)
    1. medical examiner, coroner (in North American usage)

Declension

Declension of ιατροδικαστής
singular plural
nominative ιατροδικαστής (iatrodikastís) ιατροδικαστές (iatrodikastés)
genitive ιατροδικαστή (iatrodikastí) ιατροδικαστών (iatrodikastón)
accusative ιατροδικαστή (iatrodikastí) ιατροδικαστές (iatrodikastés)
vocative ιατροδικαστή (iatrodikastí) ιατροδικαστές (iatrodikastés)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ ιατροδικαστής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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