Tigre

See also: tigre, tigré, and Tigré

English

Proper noun

Tigre

1. A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.

Translations

language

• Finnish: tigre (fi)
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• Russian: тигре (ru) m (tigre)

Noun

1. A group of nomadic Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia.
2. A group of agricultural Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea.

Translations

group, Tigrinya-speaking people

• Russian: тиграй (ru) (tigraj)
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group, Tigre-speaking people

• Russian: тигре (ru) (tigre)
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Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Tigre, tig ⁠

Anagrams

• Tiger, greit, 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 (Tígris), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Elamite 𒋾𒅅𒊏 (ti-ig-ra), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^ÍDIdigna, ^ÍDIdigina, literally “fast as an arrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾe/
• Homophone: tigre
• Hyphenation: ti‧gre

Proper noun

Tigre m

1. Tigris (a river in the Middle East)

See also

• Eufrates
• Mesopotâmia