ārstnieks

Latvian

Etymology

From ārsts (doctor, physician) + -nieks. Found in older sources, ārstnieks has now been completely replaced by ārsts.[1]

Noun

ārstnieks m (1st declension)

  1. (obsolete term) doctor, physician

Usage notes

The feminine form, presumably ārstniece, is unattested.

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), ārsts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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