tīģeris
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin tigris, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), possibly from Iranian.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]tīģeris m (2nd declension)
- (male, or generic) tiger (large striped wild cat, native to Asia; Panthera tigris)
- tīģeru medības ― tiger hunting
- tīģera āda ― tiger skin, fur
- Bengālijas tīģeri ― Bengal tiger
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tīģeris | tīģeri |
| genitive | tīģera | tīģeru |
| dative | tīģerim | tīģeriem |
| accusative | tīģeri | tīģerus |
| instrumental | tīģeri | tīģeriem |
| locative | tīģerī | tīģeros |
| vocative | tīģeri | tīģeri |
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Latvian terms borrowed from Latin
- Latvian terms derived from Latin
- Latvian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latvian terms derived from Iranian languages
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian terms with usage examples
- Latvian second declension nouns
- Latvian non-alternating second declension nouns
- lv:Felids
- lv:Male animals
- lv:Mammals
- lv:Panthers