ārsts

Latvian
Ārsti

Etymology

First mentioned in 16th-century translations, borrowed from Middle High German arste or Middle Dutch aerste, both derived from Vulgar Latin archiāter, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιατρός (arkhiatrós, “chief physician”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [āːrsts]
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Noun

ārsts m (1st declension, feminine form: ārste)

  1. (male) doctor, physician (a specialist with a medical education who treats patients)
    griezties pie ārsta ― to consult a doctor
    ārsts terapeits ― therapist doctor
    bērnu ārsts ― pediatrician (lit. children's doctor)
    slimnīcas galvenais ārsts ― hospital chief physician
    ārsta palīdzība ― medical help, attention
    ārsta konsultācija ― medical consultation

Declension
Declension of ārsts (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) ārsts ārsti
accusative (akuzatīvs) ārstu ārstus
genitive (ģenitīvs) ārsta ārstu
dative (datīvs) ārstam ārstiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) ārstu ārstiem
locative (lokatīvs) ārstā ārstos
vocative (vokatīvs) ārst ārsti

Derived terms

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