German Conversation · Level 90
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German word
Doktorin
Pronunciation
IPA/dɔkˈtoːʁɪn/
Meaning
- feminine nounwoman with a doctorate
Example
Zwei Doktorinnen diskutierten das Projekt.
Two women with doctorates discussed the project.
More examples
Als Doktorin beantwortet sie Fragen auf Konferenzen.
As a woman with a doctorate, she answers questions at conferences.
Core concept
A woman whose completed doctorate gives her the academic title Doktor in a professional or research setting.
Common phrases
als Doktorin tätig sein
work as a woman with a doctorate
zur Doktorin promovieren
earn a doctorate and become a woman with a doctorate
die Doktorin der Fakultät
the woman with a doctorate at the faculty
Similar words
Ärztin: A female physician who examines patients and provides medical treatment and care.
Doktor: A man who has earned a doctorate and holds the corresponding academic title.
Professorin: A woman who teaches at a university and leads research or supervises students.
Wissenschaftlerin: A woman who works professionally in science or scholarship and publishes research.
Definition in German
Eine weibliche Trägerin des akademischen Grades Doktor, die eine Promotion abgeschlossen hat.
Word origin
Doktorin combines the Latin-derived German noun Doktor, from Latin doctor meaning 'teacher', with the feminine suffix -in.
Usage tips
- Doktorin is the feminine noun, with the plural Doktorinnen; Ärztin is the usual term for a female physician when no doctorate is meant.
Opposites
- Laielaypersonnoun
Related words
- Doktorarbeitdoctoral thesisnoun
- Doktorandinfemale doctoral studentnoun
- doktoraldoctoraladjective