veterinário

See also: veterinario

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin veterīnārius (farrier; cattle doctor; veterinarian), from veterīnum (beast of burden).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ve.te.ɾiˈna.ɾi.u/ [ve.te.ɾiˈna.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ve.te.ɾiˈna.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ve.te.ɾiˈna.ɾi.o/ [ve.te.ɾiˈna.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ve.te.ɾiˈna.ɾjo/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /vɨ.tɨ.ɾiˈna.ɾju/, /vɨ.tɾiˈna.ɾju/

  • Rhymes: -aɾiu, -aɾju
  • Hyphenation: ve‧te‧ri‧ná‧ri‧o

Adjective

veterinário (feminine veterinária, masculine plural veterinários, feminine plural veterinárias, not comparable)

  1. veterinary (of or relating to the medical treatment of animals)
    Synonym: médico-veterinário

Derived terms

Noun

veterinário m (plural veterinários, feminine veterinária, feminine plural veterinárias)

  1. veterinarian (doctor who treats animals)
    Synonym: médico-veterinário

Further reading

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