bouvier

See also: Bouvier

Finnish

Etymology

< French bouvier

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuʋiːr/, [ˈbuʋiːr]

Noun

bouvier

1. bouvier des Flandres (breed of dog)

Declension

Inflection of bouvier (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		bouvier	bouvierit
genitive		bouvierin	bouvierien
partitive		bouvieria	bouviereja
illative		bouvieriin	bouviereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bouvier	bouvierit
accusative	nom.	bouvier	bouvierit
	gen.	bouvierin
genitive		bouvierin	bouvierien
partitive		bouvieria	bouviereja
inessive		bouvierissa	bouviereissa
elative		bouvierista	bouviereista
illative		bouvieriin	bouviereihin
adessive		bouvierilla	bouviereilla
ablative		bouvierilta	bouviereilta
allative		bouvierille	bouviereille
essive		bouvierina	bouviereina
translative		bouvieriksi	bouviereiksi
abessive		bouvieritta	bouviereitta
instructive		—	bouvierein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bouvier (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bouvierini bouvierini accusative nom. bouvierini bouvierini gen. bouvierini genitive bouvierini bouvierieni partitive bouvieriani bouvierejani inessive bouvierissani bouviereissani elative bouvieristani bouviereistani illative bouvieriini bouviereihini adessive bouvierillani bouviereillani ablative bouvieriltani bouviereiltani allative bouvierilleni bouviereilleni essive bouvierinani bouviereinani translative bouvierikseni bouviereikseni abessive bouvierittani bouviereittani instructive — — comitative — bouviereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bouvierisi bouvierisi accusative nom. bouvierisi bouvierisi gen. bouvierisi genitive bouvierisi bouvieriesi partitive bouvieriasi bouvierejasi inessive bouvierissasi bouviereissasi elative bouvieristasi bouviereistasi illative bouvieriisi bouviereihisi adessive bouvierillasi bouviereillasi ablative bouvieriltasi bouviereiltasi allative bouvierillesi bouviereillesi essive bouvierinasi bouviereinasi translative bouvieriksesi bouviereiksesi abessive bouvierittasi bouviereittasi instructive — — comitative — bouviereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bouvierimme bouvierimme accusative nom. bouvierimme bouvierimme gen. bouvierimme genitive bouvierimme bouvieriemme partitive bouvieriamme bouvierejamme inessive bouvierissamme bouviereissamme elative bouvieristamme bouviereistamme illative bouvieriimme bouviereihimme adessive bouvierillamme bouviereillamme ablative bouvieriltamme bouviereiltamme allative bouvierillemme bouviereillemme essive bouvierinamme bouviereinamme translative bouvieriksemme bouviereiksemme abessive bouvierittamme bouviereittamme instructive — — comitative — bouviereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bouvierinne bouvierinne accusative nom. bouvierinne bouvierinne gen. bouvierinne genitive bouvierinne bouvierienne partitive bouvierianne bouvierejanne inessive bouvierissanne bouviereissanne elative bouvieristanne bouviereistanne illative bouvieriinne bouviereihinne adessive bouvierillanne bouviereillanne ablative bouvieriltanne bouviereiltanne allative bouvierillenne bouviereillenne essive bouvierinanne bouviereinanne translative bouvieriksenne bouviereiksenne abessive bouvierittanne bouviereittanne instructive — — comitative — bouviereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bouvierinsa bouvierinsa accusative nom. bouvierinsa bouvierinsa gen. bouvierinsa genitive bouvierinsa bouvieriensa partitive bouvieriaan bouvieriansa bouvierejaan bouvierejansa inessive bouvierissaan bouvierissansa bouviereissaan bouviereissansa elative bouvieristaan bouvieristansa bouviereistaan bouviereistansa illative bouvieriinsa bouviereihinsa adessive bouvierillaan bouvierillansa bouviereillaan bouviereillansa ablative bouvieriltaan bouvieriltansa bouviereiltaan bouviereiltansa allative bouvierilleen bouvierillensa bouviereilleen bouviereillensa essive bouvierinaan bouvierinansa bouviereinaan bouviereinansa translative bouvierikseen bouvieriksensa bouviereikseen bouviereiksensa abessive bouvierittaan bouvierittansa bouviereittaan bouviereittansa instructive — — comitative — bouviereineen bouviereinensa

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French buvier, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin bovārius (“cow herder”), from Latin bovārius (“of cattle”), from bos. This form may be semi-learned, and based on bœuf, or altered from the Old French boier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.vje/

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Noun

bouvier m (plural bouviers, feminine bouvière)

1. drover (person who drives cattle over long distances)
2. herdsman, cattleman (man who raises or tends cattle)
3. cattle dog (type of dog used for droving cattle)
4. plowman (man who plows land with a plough)

Synonyms

• vacher

Derived terms

• Bouvier
• bouvier des Flandres

 

See also

• chevrier

Further reading

• “bouvier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.