Dr.

See also: dr, Dr, DR, dr., d'r, d:r, D.R., and ḏr

English

Noun

Dr. (plural Drs.)

1. Alternative form of Dr: abbreviation of doctor.
   • 1671, Edward Chamberlayne, The Second Part of the Present State of England: […], 3rd edition, London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn, […], →OCLC, title page:

     By EDWARD CHAMBERLAYNE Dr. of Laws, and Fellow of the Royal Society.

   • 1886, Miss M. A. R. Tucker, “St. David's”, in Walford's Antiquarian: A Magazine & Bibliographical Review:

     It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally.

   • 2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.

2. Abbreviation of drive (type of public roadway, when part of a specific street’s name).

Anagrams

• -rd, R&D, RD, Rd., rd, rd.

French

Noun

D^r. m (plural D^rs.)

1. Abbreviation of docteur.

   Synonym: D^r

Related terms

• D^re. f (abbreviation of docteure)

German

Noun

Dr. m (strong, genitive Dr., plural Dres.)

1. Abbreviation of Doktor.

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• Dr

Etymology

Abbreviation of doktor (“doctor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdoktor]

• Audio:

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Noun

Dr. (plural Dr.-ok)

1. Dr. (doctor)

Usage notes

It is used in capitalized form only at the beginning of a sentence and when the person's name stands independently (e.g. in a list, or at the end of a letter, and not in a sentence). Otherwise, always use the dr. form.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Dr.	Dr.-ok
accusative	Dr.-t	Dr.-okat
dative	Dr.-nak	Dr.-oknak
instrumental	Dr.-ral	Dr.-okkal
causal-final	Dr.-ért	Dr.-okért
translative	Dr.-rá	Dr.-okká
terminative	Dr.-ig	Dr.-okig
essive-formal	Dr.-ként	Dr.-okként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Dr.-ban	Dr.-okban
superessive	Dr.-on	Dr.-okon
adessive	Dr.-nál	Dr.-oknál
illative	Dr.-ba	Dr.-okba
sublative	Dr.-ra	Dr.-okra
allative	Dr.-hoz	Dr.-okhoz
elative	Dr.-ból	Dr.-okból
delative	Dr.-ról	Dr.-okról
ablative	Dr.-tól	Dr.-októl
non-attributive possessive – singular	Dr.-é	Dr.-oké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Dr.-éi	Dr.-okéi

Possessive forms of Dr.

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Dr.-om	Dr.-aim
2nd person sing.	Dr.-od	Dr.-aid
3rd person sing.	Dr.-a	Dr.-ai
1st person plural	Dr.-unk	Dr.-aink
2nd person plural	Dr.-otok	Dr.-aitok
3rd person plural	Dr.-uk	Dr.-aik

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dr.

Noun

Dr. m (plural Drs., feminine Dra. or Drª., feminine plural Dras. or Drª.s)

1. Abbreviation of doutor.; Dr.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Dr..

Spanish

Noun

Dr. m (plural Drs., feminine Dra., feminine plural Drs.)

1. Abbreviation of doctor.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• dr.

Noun

Dr.

1. Abbreviation of doktor.

Related terms

• Fil. Dr.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Dr..

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dokˈtoɾ/ [d̪okˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ

Noun

Dr. (feminine Dra., Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ᜔)

1. (medicine, sciences) Abbreviation of Doktor.

Turkish

Noun

Dr.

1. Abbreviation of doktor.