doctor
From doceō (“I teach”) + -tor.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdok.tor/, [ˈd̪ɔkt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdok.tor/, [ˈd̪ɔkt̪or]
Noun
doctor m (genitive doctōris, feminine doctrīx or doctorissa); third declension
- teacher, instructor [ quotations ▼]
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) catechist, Doctor of the Church
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | doctor | doctōrēs |
| Genitive | doctōris | doctōrum |
| Dative | doctōrī | doctōribus |
| Accusative | doctōrem | doctōrēs |
| Ablative | doctōre | doctōribus |
| Vocative | doctor | doctōrēs |