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.
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.