vétérinaire
French, noun/ve.te.ʁi.nɛʁ/
vétérinaire is a French feminine noun meaning “veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet (short form for the two previous terms)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Médecin qui soigne des animaux”.
What does vétérinaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
veterinary
les sciences vétérinaires
noun
- 1
femininemasculineveterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet (short form for the two previous terms)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif à la médecine des animaux.
noun: 1. Médecin qui soigne des animaux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vétérinaire
- vétérinaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vétérinaire?
- /ve.te.ʁi.nɛʁ/
- \ve.te.ʁi.nɛʁ\
- [ve.te.ʁi.nɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vétérinaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vétérinaire in French?
vétérinaire appears 6.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).