veterinarius

Latin

Etymology

    veterīnum (“draught-cattle”) +‎ -ārius, from vetus (“old”). As an adjective and substantive from Columella onwards.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    veterīnārius (feminine veterīnāria, neuter veterīnārium); first/second-declension adjective

    1. (relational) concerned with the medical treatment of domestic animals

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative veterīnārius veterīnāria veterīnārium veterīnāriī veterīnāriae veterīnāria
    genitive veterīnāriī veterīnāriae veterīnāriī veterīnāriōrum veterīnāriārum veterīnāriōrum
    dative veterīnāriō veterīnāriae veterīnāriō veterīnāriīs
    accusative veterīnārium veterīnāriam veterīnārium veterīnāriōs veterīnāriās veterīnāria
    ablative veterīnāriō veterīnāriā veterīnāriō veterīnāriīs
    vocative veterīnārie veterīnāria veterīnārium veterīnāriī veterīnāriae veterīnāria

    Noun

    veterīnārius m (genitive veterīnāriī or veterīnārī, feminine veterīnāria); second declension

    1. a cattle-doctor, veterinarian

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative veterīnārius veterīnāriī
    genitive veterīnāriī
    veterīnārī1     		veterīnāriōrum
    dative veterīnāriō veterīnāriīs
    accusative veterīnārium veterīnāriōs
    ablative veterīnāriō veterīnāriīs
    vocative veterīnārie veterīnāriī

    1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

    Descendants

    For more, see veterinarian.

    Descendants

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