tigern

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German

Etymology

From Tiger +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːɡɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: ti‧gern

Verb

tigern (weak, third-person singular present tigert, past tense tigerte, past participle getigert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to pace, walk back and forth like a caged animal, often nervously
  2. (chiefly past participle) to provide with pattern like that of a tiger’s skin, to stripe irregularly

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Further reading

  • tigern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • tigern” in Duden online

Swedish

Noun

tigern

  1. definite singular of tiger