tíogar

Irish

Tíogar

Etymology

Borrowing from Anglo-Norman tigre, from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲiːɡəɾˠ/

Noun

tíogar m (genitive singular tíogair, nominative plural tíogair)

1. tiger (Panthera tigris)

Declension

Declension of tíogar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tíogar tíogair Vocative a thíogair a thíogara Genitive tíogair tíogar Dative tíogar tíogair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tíogar na tíogair Genitive an tíogair na dtíogar Dative leis an tíogar don tíogar leis na tíogair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tíogar	thíogar	dtíogar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.