tigre

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See also: Tigre, tigré, Tigré, and tîgre

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre (plural tigres)

  1. Obsolete form of tiger.

Anagrams[edit]

Asturian[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Latin tīgris.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tiɡre/ [t̪i.ɣ̞re]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡre
  • Hyphenation: ti‧gre

Noun[edit]

tigre anim

  1. tiger

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • "tigre" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • tigre” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan[edit]

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ca

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigressa)

  1. tiger

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ti‧gre

Noun[edit]

tigre

  1. a tiger (Panthera tigris); a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia
  2. viper's bowstring hemp (Dracaena trifasciata, syn. Sansevieria trifasciata)

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tigre.

Danish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre c

  1. indefinite plural of tiger

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin tigris.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigresse)

  1. tiger

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin tīgris.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

Interlingua[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre

  1. tiger

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin tigris.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre f (plural tigri)

  1. tiger (male or female)

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • tigre in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Leonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

References[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre

  1. Alternative form of tygre

Middle French[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre m

  1. indefinite plural of tiger

Occitan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger

Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

tigre oblique singularm (oblique plural tigres, nominative singular tigres, nominative plural tigre)

  1. tiger

Noun[edit]

tigre oblique singularf (oblique plural tigres, nominative singular tigre, nominative plural tigres)

  1. tigress

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
tigre

Etymology[edit]

From Latin tīgris (tiger), from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris, tiger).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigresa, feminine plural tigresas)

  1. tiger

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology[edit]

From Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɡɾe/ [ˈt̪i.ɣ̞ɾe]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɡɾe
  • Syllabification: ti‧gre

Noun[edit]

tigre m (plural tigres, feminine tigresa, feminine plural tigresas)

  1. tiger
  2. (Latin America) jaguar
  3. angry or fierce person
  4. an energic or expert male lover
  5. (colloquial, Spain) toilet, WC

Hypernyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Cebuano: tigre
  • San Juan Atzingo Popoloca: cotigre
  • Tagalog: tigre
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: tigre
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: tigr

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish tigre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiɡɾe/, [ˈtiɡ.ɾɛ]
  • Hyphenation: tig‧re

Noun[edit]

tigre (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. tiger
  2. Phalaenopsis schilleriana (a type of orchid)
  3. (figurative) fierce, belligerent person

See also[edit]

Tetelcingo Nahuatl[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish tigre.

Noun[edit]

tigre

  1. Tiger (Panthera tigris).