ārstniecisks

Latvian

Etymology

From ārstnieks (doctor, physician) + -isks (with ārstnieks from ārsts (doctor, physician) + -nieks), with palatalization of k to c. The term ārstnieks is attested only in older sources; in the modern language, it has been replaced by ārsts.[1]

Adjective

ārstniecisks (definite ārstnieciskais, comparative ārstnieciskāks, superlative visārstnieciskākais, adverb ārstnieciski)

  1. medical, medicinal, curative, therapeutic (relating to healing, curing, medical treatments)
    ārstnieciskās procedūrasmedical procedures, treatments
    ārstnieciskie preparātimedicinal preparations
    ārstnieciskais režimscurative treatment
    medus ārstnieciskās īpašībasthe medicinal properties of honey
    piens ir ārstniecisks līdzeklis sirds slimniekiemmilk is a therapeutic means for heart patients

Declension

Synonyms

  • dziedniecisks

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ārsts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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