tiger

== English == Wikivoyage === Alternative forms === tigre (obsolete) tyger, tygre (dated) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”). Compare English stick. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪɡə/ (General American, Canada) enPR: tī'gər, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪɡɚ/ (Inland Northern American, New England, some speakers) IPA(key): [ˈtʌɪɡɚ] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtɑɪɡə/ Rhymes: -aɪɡə(ɹ) Homophone: taiga (non-rhotic) ==== Noun ==== tiger (plural tigers) Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. Hypernym: felid Hyponyms: tiger cub, tigress A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress. Coordinate term: tigress Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. (inexact) A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in the subfamily †Machairodontinae). (inexact) A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus (obsolete) A jaguar. Certain insects: A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae. A tiger beetle. Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus. A tiger butterfly in the tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina. (heraldry) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms. (South Africa, dated but still used) A leopard. A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy. (obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. (US, slang) A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse. (figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. ===== Usage notes ===== In heraldry, many writers use spellings such as tyger or tygre to distinguish the mythological beast from the natural tiger (also blazoned Bengal tiger), which also occurs in heraldry. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== Tigger tigrine ===== Descendants ===== → Fijian: taika → Māori: taika → Rarotongan: taika → Volapük: tigrid → Welsh: teigr ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== “tiger”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Etymology 2 === From the mascot of Princeton (a tiger), which led to early cheerleaders calling out "Tiger" at the end of a cheer for the Princeton team. ==== Noun ==== tiger (plural tigers) A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer. === Anagrams === Tigre, Tigré, greit, tigre == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tiger. === Pronunciation === (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈtiːɡɛr] (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈtiːɡɐr] === Noun === tiger m (plural tigres or tigri) tiger (Panthera tigris) ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === == Danish == === Etymology === From German Tiger, from Latin tigris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtiːər/, [ˈtˢiːɐ] Homophone: tier === Noun === tiger c (singular definite tigeren, plural indefinite tigere or tigre) tiger ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tigerøje === References === “tiger” in Den Danske Ordbog == Iberian == === Alternative forms === tiker === Etymology === From ti- +‎ ger (“protection”). Most likely unrelated to Proto-Celtic *tigernos (“lord, ruler”). === Determiner === tiger protector Synonym: uni === References === Villamor, Fernando (2020) A basic dictionary and grammar of the Iberian language == Middle Dutch == === Alternative forms === tîgher, tyger === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris. === Noun === tiger m tiger (Panthera tigris) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: tijger, tieger (archaic, dialectal), tiger (archaic, dialectal)Afrikaans: tierBerbice Creole Dutch: tigriSranan Tongo: tigri→ West Frisian: tijger Limburgish: tieger === Further reading === “tiger”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “tiger”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Noun === tiger alternative form of tygre == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin tigris. === Noun === tiger m (definite singular tigeren, indefinite plural tigere or tigre or tigrer, definite plural tigerne or tigrene) a tiger (Panthera tigris) ==== Derived terms ==== sabeltanntiger === References === “tiger” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin tigris. === Noun === tiger m (definite singular tigeren, indefinite plural tigrar, definite plural tigrane) a tiger (Panthera tigris) ==== Derived terms ==== sabeltanntiger === References === “tiger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *tīgr (“tiger”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈti.ɡer/, [ˈti.ɣer] Rhymes: -i.ɡer Hyphenation: ti‧ger === Noun === tiger m (nominative plural tigras) tiger (Panthera tigris) ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== tigrisċ ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: tygre, tygur, tygyr, tigre, tiger, teger, tegre (partially from Old French)English: tiger, tyger, tygre (see there for further descendants)Scots: teeger == Slovak == === Alternative forms === tigris (obsolete) === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from German Tiger, or a learned borrowing from Latin tigris; from Ancient Greek τῐ́γρῐς (tĭ́grĭs), probably of Iranian origin. First attested in the 17th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tiɡer/, [ˈtiɡer] Rhymes: -iɡer Hyphenation: ti‧ger === Noun === tiger m animal tiger (Panthera tigris) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “tiger”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tìːɡər/ === Noun === tígər m anim (female equivalent tīgrica) tiger ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tiger”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹tiːɡɛr/ === Noun === tiger c tiger (animal) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== katt lejon === Verb === tiger present indicative of tiga === References === “tiger”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tiger”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tiger”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH == West Frisian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τῐ́γρῐς (tĭ́grĭs). === Noun === tiger c (plural tigers, diminutive tigerke) tiger (Panthera tigris) ==== Further reading ==== “tiger”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011