Tigre

See also: tigre, tigré, and Tigré

English

Proper noun

Tigre

  1. A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.

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Noun

Tigre pl (plural only)

  1. A group of nomadic Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia.
  2. A group of agricultural Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea.

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French

Proper noun

Tigre m

  1. Tigris (river)

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Elamite [script needed] (ti-ig-ra), from Sumerian [script needed] (idigna).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾe/
  • Homophone: tigre
  • Hyphenation: ti‧gre

Proper noun

Tigre m

  1. Tigris (a river in the Middle East, Asia)

See also
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