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