teigr

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Old Norse

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”), see also Sanskrit देश (deśa, “region, province”), Proto-Germanic *tīhaną (“to point out”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

teigr m

  1. A distinct portion or plot of land.

Declension

  Declension of teigr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative teigr teigrinn teigar teigarnir
accusative teig teiginn teiga teigana
dative teigi teiginum teigum teigunum
genitive teigar, teigs teigarins, teigsins teiga teiganna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: teigur
  • Faroese: teigur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: teig
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: teig
  • Old Swedish: tēgher

References

  • Leiv Heggstad, Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding (Det Norske Samlaget, 1930)
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “188-89”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 188-89

Welsh

teigr

Etymology

Borrowed from English tiger, from Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras pl, in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

teigr m (plural teigrod, feminine teigres)

  1. a tiger

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
teigr deigr nheigr theigr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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