tigre

See also: Tigre, tigré, Tigré, and tîgre

English

Noun

tigre (plural tigres)

  1. Obsolete form of tiger.

Anagrams


Asturian

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɡre/, [t̪i.ɣ̞re̞]
  • (file)

Noun

tigre anim

  1. tiger

Declension

Declension of tigre (animate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive tigre tigrea tigreak
ergative tigrek tigreak tigreek
dative tigreri tigreari tigreei
genitive tigreren tigrearen tigreen
comitative tigrerekin tigrearekin tigreekin
causative tigrerengatik tigrearengatik tigreengatik
benefactive tigrerentzat tigrearentzat tigreentzat
instrumental tigrez tigreaz tigreez
inessive tigrerengan tigrearengan tigreengan
locative
allative tigrerengana tigrearengana tigreengana
terminative tigrerenganaino tigrearenganaino tigreenganaino
directive tigrerenganantz tigrearenganantz tigreenganantz
destinative tigrerenganako tigrearenganako tigreenganako
ablative tigrerengandik tigrearengandik tigreengandik
partitive tigrerik
prolative tigretzat

Further reading

  • "tigre" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • tigre” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).

Pronunciation

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigressa)

  1. tiger

Derived terms

Further reading


Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ti‧gre

Noun

tigre

  1. a tiger (Panthera tigris); a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia
  2. the viper's bowstring hemp (Sansevieria trifasciata)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tigre.


Danish

Alternative forms

Noun

tigre c

  1. indefinite plural of tiger

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tigris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiɡʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigresse)

  1. tiger

Derived terms

Further reading


Galician

Etymology

From Latin tīgris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɣɾɪ/

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

Interlingua

Noun

tigre

  1. tiger

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tigris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti.ɡre/
  • Rhymes: -iɡre
  • Hyphenation: tì‧gre

Noun

tigre f (plural tigri)

  1. tiger (male or female)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • tigre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams


Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

References


Middle English

Noun

tigre

  1. Alternative form of tygre

Middle French

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

tigre m

  1. indefinite plural of tiger

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

Old French

Noun

tigre m (oblique plural tigres, nominative singular tigres, nominative plural tigre)

  1. tiger

Noun

tigre f (oblique plural tigres, nominative singular tigre, nominative plural tigres)

  1. tigress

Portuguese

tigre

Etymology

From Latin tīgris (tiger), from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris, tiger).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾe/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈti.ɡɾ(ɨ)/ [ˈti.ɣɾ(ɨ)]

  • Homophone: Tigre
  • Hyphenation: ti‧gre

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigresa, feminine plural tigresas)

  1. tiger

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɡɾe/ [ˈt̪i.ɣ̞ɾe]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡɾe
  • Syllabification: ti‧gre

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigresa, feminine plural tigresas)

  1. tiger
  2. (Latin America) jaguar
  3. angry or fierce person
  4. an energic or expert male lover

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cebuano: tigre
  • San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: cotigre
  • Tagalog: tigre
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: tigre
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: tigr

Further reading

Anagrams


Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tigre.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tig‧re
  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɡɾe/, [ˈtiɡ.ɾe]

Noun

tigre

  1. tiger
  2. Phalaenopsis schilleriana (a type of orchid)
  3. (figurative) fierce, belligerent person

See also


Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish tigre.

Noun

tigre

  1. Tiger (Panthera tigris).
    • 1964, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, “Ini nonca yulcötl itucö tigre”, in Yulcöme, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 5:
      Inu tigre lalebis piero icaca hua lalebis cuesijqui.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
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