Tierarzt

vet

noun TEER-artst Less Common

Origin: compound of Tier ('animal') + Arzt ('doctor')

Also means

veterinarian

Usage Note

Tierarzt is transparently 'animal doctor'. The masculine plural is umlauted to Tierärzte; the feminine is Tierärztin, and you take a pet zum Tierarzt ('to the vet').

Examples

"Wir bringen den Hund zum Tierarzt."

Natural Translation

We take the dog to the vet.

Literal Translation

We bring the dog to-the vet.

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