tigr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *teguz. Related to tíu (“ten”).

Noun

tigr m (genitive tigar, plural tigir, accusative plural tigu)

  1. a group of ten
  2. a decade

Declension

  Declension of tigr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tigr tigrinn tigir tigirnir
accusative tig tiginn tigu tiguna
dative tigi tiginum tigum tigunum
genitive tigar tigarins tiga tiganna

See also

References

  • “tigr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Zoogocho Zapotec

Panthera onca
Puma concolor

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).

Pronunciation

Noun

tigr

  1. jaguar, Panthera onca
  2. puma, Puma concolor

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