dr.

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

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

dr.

1. Alternative form of Dr (debitor)

See also

• dr. wt.

Anagrams

• -rd, R&D, RD, Rd., rd, rd.

Danish

Particle

dr.

1. (title) Abbreviation of doktor (“physician, doctorate-haver”).
2. (title) Abbreviation of dronning (“queen”).

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔk.tɔr/

• Audio:

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Noun

dr.

1. Abbreviation of doctor (“doctor”).

Hungarian

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 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

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

Lithuanian

Noun

dr.

1. Abbreviation of daktaras.

Lombard

Etymology

Abbreviation of dotor (“doctor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈtuːr/

Noun

dr. (feminine dr.a)

1. Dr (doctor)

Swedish

Alternative forms

• d:r, dr

Noun

dr. c

1. 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]

References

1. The question box at Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore