albéitar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْبَيْطَار (al-bayṭār, “veterinarian, farrier”), from Ancient Greek ἱππιατρός (hippiatrós), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈbeitaɾ/ [alˈβ̞ei̯.t̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -eitaɾ
Syllabification: al‧béi‧tar

Noun

albéitar m (plural albéitares)

farrier who can also cure minor animal (especially equine) illnesses; veterinarian
Synonym: veterinario

Descendants

→ Basque: albaitari

Further reading

“albéitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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