Tigris

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See also: tigris and Tígris

English

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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

  1. 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

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

  1. Tigris (a river in the Middle East)

See also

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: Ti‧g‧ris

Proper noun

Tigris m inan

  1. Tigris

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tigris

  1. Tigris

Declension

Inflection of Tigris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of Tigris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriini
accusative nom. Tigriini
gen. Tigriini
genitive Tigriini
partitive Tigristäni
inessive Tigriissäni
elative Tigriistäni
illative Tigriiseeni
adessive Tigriilläni
ablative Tigriiltäni
allative Tigriilleni
essive Tigriinäni
translative Tigriikseni
abessive Tigriittäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriisi
accusative nom. Tigriisi
gen. Tigriisi
genitive Tigriisi
partitive Tigristäsi
inessive Tigriissäsi
elative Tigriistäsi
illative Tigriiseesi
adessive Tigriilläsi
ablative Tigriiltäsi
allative Tigriillesi
essive Tigriinäsi
translative Tigriiksesi
abessive Tigriittäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriimme
accusative nom. Tigriimme
gen. Tigriimme
genitive Tigriimme
partitive Tigristämme
inessive Tigriissämme
elative Tigriistämme
illative Tigriiseemme
adessive Tigriillämme
ablative Tigriiltämme
allative Tigriillemme
essive Tigriinämme
translative Tigriiksemme
abessive Tigriittämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriinne
accusative nom. Tigriinne
gen. Tigriinne
genitive Tigriinne
partitive Tigristänne
inessive Tigriissänne
elative Tigriistänne
illative Tigriiseenne
adessive Tigriillänne
ablative Tigriiltänne
allative Tigriillenne
essive Tigriinänne
translative Tigriiksenne
abessive Tigriittänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriinsä
accusative nom. Tigriinsä
gen. Tigriinsä
genitive Tigriinsä
partitive Tigristään
Tigristänsä
inessive Tigriissään
Tigriissänsä
elative Tigriistään
Tigriistänsä
illative Tigriiseensä
adessive Tigriillään
Tigriillänsä
ablative Tigriiltään
Tigriiltänsä
allative Tigriilleen
Tigriillensä
essive Tigriinään
Tigriinänsä
translative Tigriikseen
Tigriiksensä
abessive Tigriittään
Tigriittänsä
instructive
comitative
Inflection of Tigris (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of Tigris (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigrikseni
accusative nom. Tigrikseni
gen. Tigrikseni
genitive Tigrikseni
partitive Tigristäni
inessive Tigriksessäni
elative Tigriksestäni
illative Tigrikseeni
adessive Tigrikselläni
ablative Tigrikseltäni
allative Tigrikselleni
essive Tigriksenäni
translative Tigriksekseni
abessive Tigriksettäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriksesi
accusative nom. Tigriksesi
gen. Tigriksesi
genitive Tigriksesi
partitive Tigristäsi
inessive Tigriksessäsi
elative Tigriksestäsi
illative Tigrikseesi
adessive Tigrikselläsi
ablative Tigrikseltäsi
allative Tigriksellesi
essive Tigriksenäsi
translative Tigrikseksesi
abessive Tigriksettäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriksemme
accusative nom. Tigriksemme
gen. Tigriksemme
genitive Tigriksemme
partitive Tigristämme
inessive Tigriksessämme
elative Tigriksestämme
illative Tigrikseemme
adessive Tigriksellämme
ablative Tigrikseltämme
allative Tigriksellemme
essive Tigriksenämme
translative Tigrikseksemme
abessive Tigriksettämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriksenne
accusative nom. Tigriksenne
gen. Tigriksenne
genitive Tigriksenne
partitive Tigristänne
inessive Tigriksessänne
elative Tigriksestänne
illative Tigrikseenne
adessive Tigriksellänne
ablative Tigrikseltänne
allative Tigriksellenne
essive Tigriksenänne
translative Tigrikseksenne
abessive Tigriksettänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Tigriksensä
accusative nom. Tigriksensä
gen. Tigriksensä
genitive Tigriksensä
partitive Tigristään
Tigristänsä
inessive Tigriksessään
Tigriksessänsä
elative Tigriksestään
Tigriksestänsä
illative Tigrikseensä
adessive Tigriksellään
Tigriksellänsä
ablative Tigrikseltään
Tigrikseltänsä
allative Tigrikselleen
Tigriksellensä
essive Tigriksenään
Tigriksenänsä
translative Tigriksekseen
Tigrikseksensä
abessive Tigriksettään
Tigriksettänsä
instructive
comitative

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Tigris m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tigris)

  1. Tigris (a major river in Turkey and Iraq in Mesopotamia)

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tigris

  1. 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

View of the river

Proper noun

Tigris m sg (genitive Tigridis); third declension

  1. Tigris (river)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -e or ), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tigris
Genitive Tigridis
Dative Tigridī
Accusative Tigridim
Tigridin
Ablative Tigride
Tigridī
Vocative Tigris

Descendants

  • English: Tigris
  • Italian: Tigri

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.

Old 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).

Proper noun

Tigris f

  1. Tigris (a river in the Middle East)
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Þonne west frām Tigris þǣre ēa oþ Eufrate þā ēa, þonne betweox þǣm ēan syndan þās land Babylonia, and Caldea, and Mesopotamia.
      Then west from the River Tigris to the River Euphrates, then between the rivers are the lands of Babylon, Chaldea, and Mesopotamia

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Tigris m (Cyrillic spelling Тигрис)

  1. Tigris

Slovak

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tigris m inan (genitive singular Tigrisu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. the river Tigris

Declension

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

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Proper noun

Tigris m

  1. the river Tigris