Tigre

See also tigre, and tigré

English

Proper noun

Tigre

1. A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.
2. A group of nomadic, Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia.
3. A group of agricultural, Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea.

Translations

language

• Russian: тигре (ru) (tigre) m

group, Tigrinya-speaking people

• Russian: тиграй (ru) (tigraj)

group, Tigre-speaking people

• Russian: тигре (ru) (tigre)

External links

• Ethnologue entry for Tigre, tig

Anagrams

• Tiger, tiger

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French

Proper noun

Tigre m

1. Tigris (river)

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Tígris

Etymology

From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tigris), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Elamite  (ti-ig-ra), from Sumerian  (idigna).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi.gɾi/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi.gɾe/
• Homophone: tigre
• Hyphenation: ti‧gre

Proper noun

Tigre m

1. Tigris (river in Southwest Asia)

Related terms

• Eufrates
• Mesopotâmia