ārstniecisks

Latvian

Etymology

From ārstnieks (“doctor, physician”) +‎ -isks (with ārstnieks from ārsts (“doctor, physician”) +‎ -nieks), with palatalization of k to c. The term ārstnieks is attested only in older sources; in the modern language, it has been replaced by ārsts.[1]

Adjective

ārstniecisks (definite ārstnieciskais, comparative ārstnieciskāks, superlative visārstnieciskākais, adverb ārstnieciski)

  1. medical, medicinal, curative, therapeutic (relating to healing, curing, medical treatments)
    ārstnieciskās procedūras ― medical procedures, treatments
    ārstnieciskie preparāti ― medicinal preparations
    ārstnieciskais režims ― curative treatment
    medus ārstnieciskās īpašības ― the medicinal properties of honey
    piens ir ārstniecisks līdzeklis sirds slimniekiem ― milk is a therapeutic means for heart patients

Declension

Synonyms

  • dziedniecisks

References

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