From an Indo-Iranian language. Some suppose a relation to Avestan 𐬝𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (t̰igri, “arrow”), Old Persian 𐎫𐎥𐎼 (t-g-r, “pointed, sharp”). According to Watkins, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to point, stick”).
τῐ́γρῐς • (tígris) f (genitive τῐ́γρεως); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ τῐ́γρῐς hē tígris |
τὼ τῐ́γρει tṑ tígrei |
αἱ τῐ́γρεις hai tígreis | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς τῐ́γρεως tês tígreōs |
τοῖν τῐγρέοιν toîn tigréoin |
τῶν τῐ́γρεων tôn tígreōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ τῐ́γρει têi tígrei |
τοῖν τῐγρέοιν toîn tigréoin |
ταῖς τῐ́γρεσῐ / τῐ́γρεσῐν taîs tígresi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν τῐ́γρῐν tḕn tígrin |
τὼ τῐ́γρει tṑ tígrei |
τᾱ̀ς τῐ́γρεις tā̀s tígreis | ||||||||||
| Vocative | τῐ́γρῐ tígri |
τῐ́γρει tígrei |
τῐ́γρεις tígreis | ||||||||||
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τίγρις • (tígris) f