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): (non-Western) /ˈdɔx.tor/, (Western Silesian) /ˈdɔwx.tor/, (Głogówek) /ˈdɛwx.tor/
• 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 lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 70