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]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɾi, -i
- Hyphenation: al‧bai‧ta‧ri
Noun
albaitari anim
- veterinarian
- Synonym: albaitero
Declension
| 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] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “albaitari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005