Doktor

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See also: doktor and doktór

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔktoːr/, , (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔktər/, (variant in common speech)
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Noun

Doktor m (mixed or strong, genitive Doktors, plural Doktoren or (colloquial) Doktor or (archaic) Doktores, feminine Doktorin)

  1. (academia) doctor
  2. (medicine, informal) doctor, physician

Usage notes

  • The normal plural is Doktoren. The unchanged form Doktor is colloquial and used only with the pronunciation in . The form Doktores is archaic.
  • The German word is understood to mean “medical doctor” if the context hints at that, e.g. Du musst mal zum Doktor gehen. (“You have to see a doctor.”) Unlike in English, however, this is not the case if the context is more general: Mein Vater ist Doktor. (“My father has a PhD/doctorate”). The common word for “medical doctor” is Arzt.

Declension

Declension of Doktor
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Doktor die Doktoren, Doktor
genitive eines des Doktors der Doktoren, Doktor
dative einem dem Doktor den Doktoren, Doktor
accusative einen den Doktor die Doktoren, Doktor

Derived terms

Terms derived from Doktor

Descendants

  • → Romanian: doctor

Further reading

  • “Doktor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Doktor” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Doktor” in Duden online
  • Doktor on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

See doktor.

Pronunciation

Noun

Doktór (feminine Doktora, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. (medicine, sciences) honorific used before the name of a male doctor: Doctor
    Doktor Juan Dela Cruz ― Doctor Juan Dela Cruz
    Doktor Dela Cruz ― Doctor Dela Cruz
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