läkare

Swedish

Etymology

From late Old Swedish lǣkiare, remade (by way of the agent suffix -are) from earlier Old Swedish lǣkir, from (east) Old Norse *lækir (cf. Old West Norse læknir), from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz. Equivalent to läka (“heal”) +‎ -are (“-er”). Identical in formation to Norwegian Nynorsk lækjar and Proto-Slavic *lěkařь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²lɛːkarɛ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

läkare c

  1. doctor, physician
    Synonym: doktor

Declension

Declension of läkare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite läkare läkares
definite läkaren läkarens
plural indefinite läkare läkares
definite läkarna läkarnas

Descendants

  • → Finnish: lääkäri

See also

  • helare (“healer (in the English sense)”)

References

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