doctor

doctor lat. Doktor; wrtl. Zeiger

Von doceō „ich unterrichte“ +‎ -tor.

Substantiv doctor (Genitiv doctōris, Femininum doctrīx oder doctorissa); dritte Deklination

1. Lehrer, Ausbilder
2. (Kirchliches Latein) Katechet, Kirchenlehrer

Pronunciation / Declension

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdok.tor/, [ˈd̪ɔkt̪ɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdok.tor/, [ˈd̪ɔkt̪or]
Third-declension noun.
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	doctor	doctōrēs
Genitive	doctōris	doctōrum
Dative	doctōrī	doctōribus
Accusative	doctōrem	doctōrēs
Ablative	doctōre	doctōribus
Vocative	doctor	doctōrēs

Derived terms

• doctōrō (Mediaeval)
• doctrīna