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Dr.
Dr.
English
Abbreviation
Dr.
- Alternative form of Dr: abbreviation of doctor.
- Abbreviation of drive (type of public roadway, when part of a specific street’s name).
Derived terms
- (doctor): Drs. (plural)
Anagrams
German
Abbreviation
Dr. (plural Dres.)
- Abbreviation of Doktor. (In the Plural: Abbreviation of Doktores.)
- In older orthography: Abbreviation of Doctor. (In the Plural: Abbreviation of Doctores.)
Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Abbreviation of doktor (“doctor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdoktor]
Abbreviation
Dr. (plural Dr.-ok)
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 |
| 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 |
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.
Portuguese
Abbreviation
Dr.
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Dr..
dr.
dr.
Hungarian
Etymology
Abbreviation of doktor (“doctor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdoktor]
Noun
dr. (plural dr.-ok)
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 |
| 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 |
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).