dr.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dr"
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
dr.
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Anagrams
Danish
Particle
dr.
- (title) abbreviation of doktor (“physician, doctorate-haver”)
- (title) abbreviation of dronning (“queen”)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔk.tɔr/
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Noun
dr.
- abbreviation of doctor (“doctor”)
Hungarian
Etymology
Abbreviation of doktor (“doctor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdoktor]
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Noun
dr. (plural dr.-ok)
Usage notes
It is capitalized as Dr. at the beginning of a sentence and when the name stands independently (e.g. in a list, or at the end of a letter, and not in a sentence).
Declension
| 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 |
| 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 |
Indonesian
Noun
dr. (uncountable)
- abbreviation of dokter (“doctor, physician”)
Notes
- When referring to someone who has attained a doctorate, the appropriate term is Dr.
- When referring to a dentist, the appropriate term is drg.
Lithuanian
Noun
dr.
- abbreviation of daktaras
Lombard
Etymology
Abbreviation of dotor (“doctor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈtuːr/
Noun
dr. (feminine dr.a)
Swedish
Alternative forms
Noun
dr. c
- abbreviation of doktor (“doctor”)
Usage notes
- The Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore advise against the usage of dr. with full stop, as the term is a contraction of doktor that ends at the r. Instead they recommend dr without full stop.[1]