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läkare

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Etymology

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From late Old Swedish lǣkiare, remade (by way of the agent suffix -are) from earlier Old Swedish lǣkir, from (east) Old Norse *lækir (cf. Old West Norse læknir), from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz. Equivalent to läka (heal) +‎ -are (-er). Identical in formation to Norwegian Nynorsk lækjar and Proto-Slavic *lěkařь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²lɛːkarɛ/
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Noun

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läkare c

  1. doctor, physician
    Synonym: doktor

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: lääkäri

See also

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  • helare (healer (in the English sense))

References

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