акушерка

Bulgarian

Etymology

From акуше́р (akušér) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐkoˈʃɛrkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

акуше́рка • (akušérkaf (masculine акуше́р)

  1. female equivalent of акуше́р (akušér): midwife, female obstetrician, maternity nurse
  2. female equivalent of акуше́р-гинеколо́г (akušér-ginekológ), female obstetrician-gynecologist

Declension

Declension of акуше́рка
singular plural
indefinite акуше́рка
akušérka
акуше́рки
akušérki
definite акуше́рката
akušérkata
акуше́рките
akušérkite
vocative form акуше́рке
akušérke
акуше́рки
akušérki

References

  • акушерка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • акушерка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “акушѐрка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 7
  • акушѐрка”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 23

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [akuˈʃɛrka]

Noun

акушерка • (akušerkaf

  1. female obstetrician

Declension

Declension of акушерка
singular plural
indefinite акушерка (akušerka) акушерки (akušerki)
definite unspecified акушерката (akušerkata) акушерките (akušerkite)
definite proximal акушеркава (akušerkava) акушеркиве (akušerkive)
definite distal акушеркана (akušerkana) акушеркине (akušerkine)
vocative акушерке (akušerke) акушерки (akušerki)

Russian

Etymology

акуше́р (akušér) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐkʊˈʂɛrkə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

акуше́рка • (akušérkaf anim (genitive акуше́рки, nominative plural акуше́рки, genitive plural акуше́рок, masculine акуше́р)

  1. midwife
  2. (colloquial) female equivalent of акуше́р (akušér): obstetrician

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From акуше́р (akušér) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐkʊˈʃɛrkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

акуше́рка • (akušérkaf pers (genitive акуше́рки, nominative plural акуше́рки, genitive plural акуше́рок, male equivalent акуше́р)

  1. female equivalent of акуше́р m (akušér):
    1. midwife
    2. (rare in this sense) obstetrician

Usage notes

The more common term to denote a female obstetrician (physician specializing in obstetrics) is акуше́р-гінеко́лог m (akušér-hinekóloh, obstetrician-gynecologist), which can be applied to female or male obstetricians.

Declension

Declension of акуше́рка
(pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative акуше́рка
akušérka
акуше́рки
akušérky
genitive акуше́рки
akušérky
акуше́рок
akušérok
dative акуше́рці
akušérci
акуше́ркам
akušérkam
accusative акуше́рку
akušérku
акуше́рок
akušérok
instrumental акуше́ркою
akušérkoju
акуше́рками
akušérkamy
locative акуше́рці
akušérci
акуше́рках
akušérkax
vocative акуше́рко
akušérko
акуше́рки
akušérky

Further reading