albaitari

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish albéitar (“farrier, veterinarian”), from Arabic الْبَيْطَار (al-bayṭār, “veterinarian, farrier”), from Ancient Greek ἱππιατρός (hippiatrós); with the ending reinterpreted as the occupational suffix -ari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albai̯taɾi/ [al.β̞ai̯.t̪a.ɾi]

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• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Hyphenation: al‧bai‧ta‧ri

Noun

albaitari anim

1. veterinarian

   Synonym: albaitero

Declension

Declension of albaitari (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	albaitari	albaitaria	albaitariak
ergative	albaitarik	albaitariak	albaitariek
dative	albaitariri	albaitariari	albaitariei
genitive	albaitariren	albaitariaren	albaitarien
comitative	albaitarirekin	albaitariarekin	albaitariekin
causative	albaitarirengatik	albaitariarengatik	albaitariengatik
benefactive	albaitarirentzat	albaitariarentzat	albaitarientzat
instrumental	albaitariz	albaitariaz	albaitariez
inessive	albaitarirengan	albaitariarengan	albaitariengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	albaitarirengana	albaitariarengana	albaitariengana
terminative	albaitarirenganaino	albaitariarenganaino	albaitarienganaino
directive	albaitarirenganantz	albaitariarenganantz	albaitarienganantz
destinative	albaitarirenganako	albaitariarenganako	albaitarienganako
ablative	albaitarirengandik	albaitariarengandik	albaitariengandik
partitive	albaitaririk	—	—
prolative	albaitaritzat	—	—

Derived terms

• albaitaritza

Further reading

• “albaitari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “albaitari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005