dŏchtōr

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish doktor. For the initial diphthongization of ŏ after t- and d-, compare tŏpōl, tŏpōr, tŏrba, tŏwarzysz, tŏwŏr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔxtor/, (Western) /ˈdɔwxtor/
  • Rhymes: -ɔxtor, -ɔwxtor
  • Syllabification: dŏch‧tōr

Noun

dŏchtōr m pers (female equivalent dŏchtorka, related adjective dŏchtōrski)

  1. (medicine) physician, medical doctor
    Synonyms: lykŏrz, medyk
  2. doctor (person holding a doctorate)

Declension
Declension of dŏchtōr
singular plural
nominative dŏchtōr dŏchtorzi/dŏchtory
genitive dŏchtora dŏchtorōw
dative dŏchtorowi dŏchtorōm
accusative dŏchtora dŏchtorōw
instrumental dŏchtorym dŏchtorami/dŏchtorōma
locative dŏchtorze dŏchtorach
vocative dŏchtor dŏchtorzi/dŏchtory

Derived terms
nouns
  • dŏchtorstwo
  • dŏchtōracyjŏ
  • dŏchtōryzacyjŏ
verbs
  • dŏchtorować impf

Further reading
  • dochtor in dykcjonorz.eu
  • dŏchtōr in silling.org
  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “dochtor”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 70
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