doktern

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Doktor +‎ -ern

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔktɐn/
  • Hyphenation: dok‧tern
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Verb

doktern (weak, third-person singular present doktert, past tense dokterte, past participle gedoktert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to act as a doctor
    • 1837, Brothers Grimm, “Doctor Allwissend”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 3rd edition, page 81:
      Als er nun ein wenig gedoctert hatte, aber noch nicht viel, ward einem reichen großen Herrn Geld gestohlen. Da ward ihm von dem Doctor Allwissend gesagt, der in dem und dem Dorfe wohnte, und auch wissen müßte wo das Geld hingekommen wäre.
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • doktern” in Duden online
  • doktern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache