Macedonian

Noun

врач (vrač) m

1. witch doctor, medicine man, healer

Russian

Etymology

врать ‎(vratʹ) +‎ -ач ‎(-ač). Originally meant "witch-doctor, enchanter".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vrat͡ɕ]

Noun

врач • ‎(vrač) m anim ‎(genitive врача́, nominative plural врачи́, genitive plural враче́й)

1. physician, doctor

Usage notes

A female medical doctor is referred to as врач, or женщина-врач, or, colloquially only, врачиха.

Synonyms

• до́ктор ‎(dóktor)
• знахарь ‎(znaxarʹ)
• ле́карь ‎(lékarʹ)
• целитель ‎(celitelʹ)

Declension

Note: There is an archaic vocative вра́чу ‎(vráču).

Derived terms

• врачебный ‎(vračebnyj)
• врачевание ‎(vračevanije)
• врачевать ‎(vračevatʹ)
• врачи́ха ‎(vračíxa)
• врачующий ‎(vračujuščij)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vračь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋrâːtʃ/

Noun

вра̑ч m ‎(Latin spelling vrȃč)

1. witch doctor (shamanistic priest in aboriginal cultures)
2. (obsolete) physician, doctor

Declension