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

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

• tíu (“ten”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “tigr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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