taiga

See also: Taiga, taïga, täiga, and taigā

English

Etymology

From Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from South Siberian Turkic (Altai region, for example the Altay or Shor language, cf Khakas: тағ (tağ)), or alternatively Yakut тайга (tayga, “untraversable forest”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪɡə/, /taɪˈɡɑː/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -aɪɡə
• Homophone: tiger (nonrhotic with initial stress)

Noun

taiga (plural taigas)

1. A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

   Synonyms: boreal forest, snow forest

   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 197:

     The mountains run from the Arctic Island of Novaya Zemlya southwards, dividing the endless wastes of the Siberian taiga and the steppes from the Russian platform in the west.

   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 871:

     Like the taiga, he was everywhere, and mysterious—a heroic being with unearthly gifts.

   • 2013 March, Nancy Langston, “Mining the Boreal North”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 13 April 2016, page 98:

     Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.

Derived terms

• taiga flycatcher

 

Translations

subarctic zone of coniferous forest

• Albanian: tajga
• Arabic: تَايْغَا f (tāyḡā)
• Asturian: taiga
• Basque: taiga (eu)
• Belarusian: тайга́ f (tajhá)
• Bulgarian: тайга́ f (tajgá)
• Catalan: taigà (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 泰加林 (zh) (tàijiālín), 北方針葉林／北方针叶林 (běifāng zhēnyèlín)

• Chuvash: тайга (tajga)
• Czech: tajga (cs) f
• Danish: nåleskov (da)
• Dolgan: ойуур (oyuur)
• Dutch: taiga (nl) m
• Esperanto: tajgo, boreala arbaro
• Estonian: taiga (et)
• Even: дөмӈэ (dömŋə)
• Finnish: boreaalinen vyöhyke, taiga (fi)
• French: taïga (fr) f
• Galician: taiga
• German: Taiga (de) f, Borealer Nadelwald
• Greek: τάιγκα (el) (táigka)
• Hebrew: טייגה f (tayga)
• Hungarian: tajga (hu)
• Icelandic: barrskógabeltið
• Ingrian: taigaa
• Interlingua: taiga
• Italian: taiga (it) f
• Japanese: タイガ (ja) (taiga)
• Kalmyk: тәәһ (tääğ)
• Kazakh: тайга (taiga)
• Korean: 타이가 (ko) (taiga)
• Lithuanian: taiga f
• Macedonian: тајга f (tajga)
• Malay: taiga
• Nanai: дуэнтэ (duente)
• Norwegian: taiga, boreal barskog
• Norwegian Nynorsk: taiga
• Occitan: taiga
• Persian: تایگا (tâygâ)
• Polish: tajga (pl) f
• Portuguese: taiga (pt)
• Romanian: taiga (ro)
• Russian: тайга́ (ru) f (tajgá)
• Sami:

  Kildin Sami: ля̄ммт (leammt)

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: тајга f

  Roman: tajga (sh) f

• Slovak: tajga f
• Spanish: taiga (es) f
• Swedish: taiga (sv), tajga (sv) c
• Turkish: tayga (tr)
• Ukrainian: тайга́ f (tajhá)
• Vietnamese: taiga (vi)
• Yakut: тайҕа (tayğa), халыҥ тыа (qalıñ tıa), тыа (tıa)

Anagrams

• agait, agati, agita

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from Turkic or Yakut тайга (tayga), which roughly could be translated as "slippery place". Most likely, the meaning come from a verb Yakut тай (tay) - to slip. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯.ɡaː/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: tai‧ga

Noun

taiga f (plural taiga's)

1. taiga (subarctic evergreen coniferous forest) [from 19th c.]

Estonian

Noun

taiga

1. partitive singular of taig
2. illative singular of taig

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian тайга́ (tajgá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑi̯ɡɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑiɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tai‧ga

Noun

taiga

1. taiga

Declension

Inflection of taiga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		taiga	taigat
genitive		taigan	taigojen
partitive		taigaa	taigoja
illative		taigaan	taigoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		taiga	taigat
accusative	nom.	taiga	taigat
	gen.	taigan
genitive		taigan	taigojen taigainrare
partitive		taigaa	taigoja
inessive		taigassa	taigoissa
elative		taigasta	taigoista
illative		taigaan	taigoihin
adessive		taigalla	taigoilla
ablative		taigalta	taigoilta
allative		taigalle	taigoille
essive		taigana	taigoina
translative		taigaksi	taigoiksi
abessive		taigatta	taigoitta
instructive		—	taigoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of taiga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taigani taigani accusative nom. taigani taigani gen. taigani genitive taigani taigojeni taigainirare partitive taigaani taigojani inessive taigassani taigoissani elative taigastani taigoistani illative taigaani taigoihini adessive taigallani taigoillani ablative taigaltani taigoiltani allative taigalleni taigoilleni essive taiganani taigoinani translative taigakseni taigoikseni abessive taigattani taigoittani instructive — — comitative — taigoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taigasi taigasi accusative nom. taigasi taigasi gen. taigasi genitive taigasi taigojesi taigaisirare partitive taigaasi taigojasi inessive taigassasi taigoissasi elative taigastasi taigoistasi illative taigaasi taigoihisi adessive taigallasi taigoillasi ablative taigaltasi taigoiltasi allative taigallesi taigoillesi essive taiganasi taigoinasi translative taigaksesi taigoiksesi abessive taigattasi taigoittasi instructive — — comitative — taigoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taigamme taigamme accusative nom. taigamme taigamme gen. taigamme genitive taigamme taigojemme taigaimmerare partitive taigaamme taigojamme inessive taigassamme taigoissamme elative taigastamme taigoistamme illative taigaamme taigoihimme adessive taigallamme taigoillamme ablative taigaltamme taigoiltamme allative taigallemme taigoillemme essive taiganamme taigoinamme translative taigaksemme taigoiksemme abessive taigattamme taigoittamme instructive — — comitative — taigoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taiganne taiganne accusative nom. taiganne taiganne gen. taiganne genitive taiganne taigojenne taigainnerare partitive taigaanne taigojanne inessive taigassanne taigoissanne elative taigastanne taigoistanne illative taigaanne taigoihinne adessive taigallanne taigoillanne ablative taigaltanne taigoiltanne allative taigallenne taigoillenne essive taigananne taigoinanne translative taigaksenne taigoiksenne abessive taigattanne taigoittanne instructive — — comitative — taigoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative taigansa taigansa accusative nom. taigansa taigansa gen. taigansa genitive taigansa taigojensa taigainsarare partitive taigaansa taigojaan taigojansa inessive taigassaan taigassansa taigoissaan taigoissansa elative taigastaan taigastansa taigoistaan taigoistansa illative taigaansa taigoihinsa adessive taigallaan taigallansa taigoillaan taigoillansa ablative taigaltaan taigaltansa taigoiltaan taigoiltansa allative taigalleen taigallensa taigoilleen taigoillensa essive taiganaan taiganansa taigoinaan taigoinansa translative taigakseen taigaksensa taigoikseen taigoiksensa abessive taigattaan taigattansa taigoittaan taigoittansa instructive — — comitative — taigoineen taigoinensa

Further reading

• “taiga”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Italian

Etymology

From Russian тайга́ (tajgá).

Noun

taiga f (plural taighe)

1. taiga

Anagrams

• Agati, agita

Japanese

Romanization

taiga

1. Rōmaji transcription of たいが
2. Rōmaji transcription of タイガ

Latvian

Noun

taiga f (4th declension)

1. taiga
2. boreal forest

Declension

Declension of taiga (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	taiga	taigas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	taigu	taigas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	taigas	taigu
dative (datīvs)	taigai	taigām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	taigu	taigām
locative (lokatīvs)	taigā	taigās
vocative (vokatīvs)	taiga	taigas

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈtaɪ̯.ɡɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈtaɪ̯.ɡɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtaj.ɡa/ [ˈtaɪ̯.ɡa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈtaj.ɣɐ]

Noun

taiga f (plural taigas)

1. taiga (subarctic zone of coniferous forest)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тайга (tajga).

Noun

taiga f (plural taigale)

1. taiga

Declension

Declension of taiga

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) taiga	taigaua	(niște) taigale	taigalele
genitive/dative	(unei) taigale	taigalei	(unor) taigale	taigalelor
vocative	—		—