tigr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• tegr, tugr, togr, tøgr

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

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

  Declension of tigr (strong u-stem)

See also

• tíu (“ten”)

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

• IPA^(key): /tiɡr˦˧/

Noun

tigr

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

Synonyms

• (jaguar): bež tigr
• (puma): bež

Derived terms

• bež tigr