tíogar

Irish

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Tíogar

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tigre, from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις ‎(tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan [script needed] ‎(tigri, “arrow”), [script needed] ‎(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.