Definition
A man who holds an academic doctoral degree.
Translations
- English
- male doctorate holder
- Français
- titulaire d’un doctorat
- Türkçe
- doktoralı erkek
- Polski
- doktor
- Русский
- обладатель докторской степени
- Українська
- власник докторського ступеня
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Doktor
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Body & Health
male doctorate holder
/deːɐ̯ ˈdɔktoːɐ̯/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Doktoren
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryBody & Health
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Doktor stellte seine Forschung auf einer Konferenz vor.NominativSing.The doctor presented his research at a conference.
- Die Fakultät ehrte den Doktor für seine Forschungsleistungen.AkkusativSing.The faculty honored the doctor for his research achievements.
- Der Doktor erklärte dem Publikum seine Forschungsergebnisse geduldig.DativSing.The doctor patiently explained his research findings to the audience.
- Die Ergebnisse des Doktors überzeugten die Kommission.GenitivSing.The doctor's results convinced the committee.
- Die Doktoren diskutierten die neuesten Forschungsergebnisse.NominativPlur.The doctors discussed the latest research findings.
- Die Universität ehrte die Doktoren für ihre wissenschaftlichen Leistungen.AkkusativPlur.The university honored the doctors for their scientific achievements.
- Die Professorin dankte den Doktoren für ihre Beiträge.DativPlur.The professor thanked the doctors for their contributions.
- Die Veröffentlichungen der Doktoren wurden international beachtet.GenitivPlur.The doctors' publications received international attention.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Doktor/ˈdɔktoːɐ̯/
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Article phrase
der Doktor/deːɐ̯ ˈdɔktoːɐ̯/
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Plural
Doktoren/ˈdɔktoːʁən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Doktor | die Doktoren |
| Akkusativ | den Doktor | die Doktoren |
| Dativ | dem Doktor | den Doktoren |
| Genitiv | des Doktors | der Doktoren |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationDoktor der Medizin
- CollocationDoktor der Philosophie
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termDoktorin — PhD holder
Doktorin denotes a woman with a doctoral degree; Doktor here explicitly denotes a man.
- Broader termAkademiker
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Doktor“ is a historically borrowed noun and is not synchronically formed in present-day German by a productive affix.
Word family
- Doktorin — PhD holder
- Doktorgrad
- Doktorarbeit