tohter

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German docter. Doublet of doktor.

Noun

tohter (genitive tohtri, partitive tohtrit)

  1. (colloquial) doctor, healer

Declension

Declension of tohter (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative tohter tohtrid
accusative nom.
gen. tohtri
genitive tohtrite
partitive tohtrit tohtreid
illative tohtrisse tohtritesse
tohtreisse
inessive tohtris tohtrites
tohtreis
elative tohtrist tohtritest
tohtreist
allative tohtrile tohtritele
tohtreile
adessive tohtril tohtritel
tohtreil
ablative tohtrilt tohtritelt
tohtreilt
translative tohtriks tohtriteks
tohtreiks
terminative tohtrini tohtriteni
essive tohtrina tohtritena
abessive tohtrita tohtriteta
comitative tohtriga tohtritega

Synonyms

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German tohter. Compare Middle Low German dochter, Middle Dutch dochter, Middle English doughter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈtɔxtər/

Noun

tohter f

  1. daughter

Usage notes

The old consonant stems muoter and remain uninflected in the singular. In the plural they have umlaut: müeter, töhter.

Declension

Descendants

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dohter. Compare Old Saxon dohtar, Old English dohtor, Old Norse dóttir.

Noun

tohter f

  1. daughter

Descendants

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German tohter.

Noun

tohter f (plural tohtyn)

  1. daughter
  • tehtela (diminutive of tohter)