# bouvier
## Finnish
### Etymology

< French bouvier

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuʋiːr/, [ˈbuʋiːr]
* Rhymes: -uʋiːr

### Noun

bouvier
* bouvier des Flandres (breed of dog)

#### Declension

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: /bu.vje/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

bouvier m (plural bouviers, feminine bouvière)
* drover (person who drives cattle over long distances)
* herdsman, cattleman (man who raises or tends cattle)
* cattle dog (type of dog used for droving cattle)
* 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.