Doctor Eggman
/doɡtoɾ eɡɡman/from spelling rules
Doctor Eggman is the Spanish name for the phrase doctor eggman.
This phrase refers to the name of the primary antagonist in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the character is often referred to as Doctor Robotnik.
How do you pronounce it?
/doɡtoɾ eɡɡman/
Did you know?
- Unlike in English, Spanish speakers often add the definite article el before titles like el Doctor Eggman when speaking about him in the third person.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the title doctor is used more broadly for any university graduate, not just medical practitioners.
- The word doctor in Spanish shares a root with the Latin doceō, meaning 'to teach', rather than the medical practice of healing.
Examples in context
- El Doctor Eggman es el principal antagonista de la serie Sonic the Hedgehog.Doctor Eggman is the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
- ¿Viste el nuevo juego de Doctor Eggman?Did you see the new Doctor Eggman game?
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are talking about a video game.
- MateoElena, ¿quién es el malo en este juego?Elena, who is the bad guy in this game?
- ElenaEl malo es Doctor Eggman.The bad guy is Doctor Eggman.
- MateoÉl parece muy divertido.He seems very funny.
- ElenaSí, pero Doctor Eggman es muy peligroso.Yes, but Doctor Eggman is very dangerous.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries doctor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
