tīģeris

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin tigris, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), possibly from Iranian.

Pronunciation

Noun

tīģeris m (2nd declension)

  1. (male, or generic) tiger (large striped wild cat, native to Asia; Panthera tigris)
    tīģeru medības ― tiger hunting
    tīģera āda ― tiger skin, fur
    Bengālijas tīģeri ― Bengal tiger

Declension

Declension of tīģeris (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative tīģeris tīģeri
genitive tīģera tīģeru
dative tīģerim tīģeriem
accusative tīģeri tīģerus
instrumental tīģeri tīģeriem
locative tīģerī tīģeros
vocative tīģeri tīģeri

Derived terms

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