Arzt

See also: Ärzt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German arzet, from Old High German arzat, from Latin archīāter (“physician”), from Ancient Greek ἀρχίατρος (arkhíatros), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἰατρός (iatrós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aːɐ̯tst] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [aːts(t)] (common; particularly northern and central Germany)
  • IPA(key): [aʁt͡st]
  • audio (Germany)(file)
  • audio (Austria) [ɑːrt͡stʰ](file)

Noun

Arzt m (strong, genitive Arztes or Arzts, plural Ärzte, feminine Ärztin)

  1. doctor, physician (male or of unspecified gender) (without necessarily having a postgraduate degree)
    Synonym: Mediziner
    • 1905, Elon Wikmark, Die Frauenfrage. Eine ökonomisch-soziologische Untersuchung unter spezieller Berücksichtigung des schwedischen Bürgertums, page 139:
      Stockholm zählte nach dem Ärzteverzeichnis vom vorigen Sommer 8 weibliche Ärzte.
      Stockholm counted eight female physicians according to last summer's medical directory.

Declension
Declension of Arzt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Arzt die Ärzte
genitive eines des Arztes, Arzts der Ärzte
dative einem dem Arzt, Arzte1 den Ärzten
accusative einen den Arzt die Ärzte

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

See also
  • Doktor (a physician with a postgraduate degree)

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