tygre

== English == === Noun === tygre (plural tygres) Obsolete form of tiger. (heraldry) Alternative form of tiger. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === tygur, tygyr, tigre, tiger, teger, tegre === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman tigre and Old English tigras (pl.), from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Iranian language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtiːɡər/, /ˈtiɡər/, /ˈteːɡər/, /-ɡrə/ === Noun === tygre (plural tygres) tiger (The felid Panthera tigris) (figurative) A dangerous or ferocious individual. ==== Descendants ==== English: tiger, tyger, tygre (see there for further descendants) Scots: teeger ==== References ==== “tigre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.