teigr

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Old Norse

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (to point out), see also Sanskrit देश (deśa, region, province), Proto-Germanic *tīhaną (to point out).[1]

Noun

teigr m

  1. A distinct portion or plot of land.

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: teigur
  • Faroese: teigur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: teig
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: teig
  • Old Swedish: tēgher
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References

  • Leiv Heggstad, Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding (Det Norske Samlaget, 1930)
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “188-89”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 188-89

Welsh

teigr

Etymology

Borrowed from English tiger, from Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras pl, in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, arrow), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, pointed)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tei̯ɡr/, [ˈtʰei̯ɡr̩]

Noun

teigr m (plural teigrod, feminine teigres)

  1. a tiger

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
teigr deigr nheigr theigr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.