Tigris
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English
Etymology
From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris), an alternative form of Τίγρης (Tígrēs), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (ÍDIdiqlat), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (ÍDIdigna, ÍDIdigina, literally “fast as an arrow”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
the Tigris
- A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.
Derived terms
Translations
river in Southwest Asia
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See also
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris), an alternative form of Τίγρης (Tígrēs), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (ÍDIdiqlat), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (ÍDIdigna, ÍDIdigina, literally “fast as an arrow”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tigris m
- Tigris (a river in the Middle East)
See also
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tigris m inan
Declension
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tigris
Declension
| Inflection of Tigris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Tigris | — | ||
| genitive | Tigriin | — | ||
| partitive | Tigristä | — | ||
| illative | Tigriiseen | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Tigris | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Tigris | — | |
| gen. | Tigriin | |||
| genitive | Tigriin | — | ||
| partitive | Tigristä | — | ||
| inessive | Tigriissä | — | ||
| elative | Tigriistä | — | ||
| illative | Tigriiseen | — | ||
| adessive | Tigriillä | — | ||
| ablative | Tigriiltä | — | ||
| allative | Tigriille | — | ||
| essive | Tigriinä | — | ||
| translative | Tigriiksi | — | ||
| abessive | Tigriittä | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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| Inflection of Tigris (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | Tigris | — | ||
| genitive | Tigriksen | — | ||
| partitive | Tigristä | — | ||
| illative | Tigrikseen | — | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | Tigris | — | ||
| accusative | nom. | Tigris | — | |
| gen. | Tigriksen | |||
| genitive | Tigriksen | — | ||
| partitive | Tigristä | — | ||
| inessive | Tigriksessä | — | ||
| elative | Tigriksestä | — | ||
| illative | Tigrikseen | — | ||
| adessive | Tigriksellä | — | ||
| ablative | Tigrikseltä | — | ||
| allative | Tigrikselle | — | ||
| essive | Tigriksenä | — | ||
| translative | Tigrikseksi | — | ||
| abessive | Tigriksettä | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Tigris m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tigris)
- Tigris (a major river in Turkey and Iraq in Mesopotamia)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tigris
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Tigris | Tigrisek |
| accusative | Tigrist | Tigriseket |
| dative | Tigrisnek | Tigriseknek |
| instrumental | Tigrissel | Tigrisekkel |
| causal-final | Tigrisért | Tigrisekért |
| translative | Tigrissé | Tigrisekké |
| terminative | Tigrisig | Tigrisekig |
| essive-formal | Tigrisként | Tigrisekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Tigrisben | Tigrisekben |
| superessive | Tigrisen | Tigriseken |
| adessive | Tigrisnél | Tigriseknél |
| illative | Tigrisbe | Tigrisekbe |
| sublative | Tigrisre | Tigrisekre |
| allative | Tigrishez | Tigrisekhez |
| elative | Tigrisből | Tigrisekből |
| delative | Tigrisről | Tigrisekről |
| ablative | Tigristől | Tigrisektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Tigrisé | Tigriseké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Tigriséi | Tigrisekéi |
| Possessive forms of Tigris | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Tigrisem | Tigriseim |
| 2nd person sing. | Tigrised | Tigriseid |
| 3rd person sing. | Tigrise | Tigrisei |
| 1st person plural | Tigrisünk | Tigriseink |
| 2nd person plural | Tigrisetek | Tigriseitek |
| 3rd person plural | Tigrisük | Tigriseik |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tigris m sg (genitive Tigridis); third declension
- Tigris (river)
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -e or -ī), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tigris |
| Genitive | Tigridis |
| Dative | Tigridī |
| Accusative | Tigridim Tigridin |
| Ablative | Tigride Tigridī |
| Vocative | Tigris |
Descendants
See also
References
- “Tigris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tigris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
Tigris m (Cyrillic spelling Тигрис)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tigris m inan (genitive singular Tigrisu, declension pattern of dub)
- the river Tigris
Declension
Declension of Tigris
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Tigris”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Proper noun
Tigris m
- the river Tigris