tīģeris
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin tigris, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), possibly from Iranian.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Declension of tīģeris (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tīģeris | tīģeri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tīģeri | tīģerus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tīģera | tīģeru |
| dative (datīvs) | tīģerim | tīģeriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tīģeri | tīģeriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | tīģerī | tīģeros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | tīģeri | tīģeri |
Derived terms
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 entries with topic categories using raw markup
- 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