dŏchtōr

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der.
Proto-Italic *dokeō
Latin doceō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin doctorlbor.
Old Polish doktor
Silesian dŏchtōr

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (non-Western) /ˈdɔx.tor/, (Western Silesian) /ˈdɔwx.tor/, (Głogówek) /ˈdɛwx.tor/
    • Audio (non-Western):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔxtor, -ɔwxtor, -ɛwxtor
    • 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 dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 70
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