Tigris
English
Etymology
From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris), an alternative form of Τίγρης (Tígrēs), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Elamite 𒋾𒅅𒊏 (ti-ig-ra), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (ÍDIdigna, ÍDIdigina, literally “fast as an arrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaɪɡɹɪs/
Proper noun
Tigris
- A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.
Translations
river in Southwest Asia
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Catalan
Czech
Finnish
Declension
| Inflection of Tigris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tigris | — | |
| genitive | Tigriin | — | |
| partitive | Tigristä | — | |
| illative | Tigriiseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tigris | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Tigris | — |
| gen. | Tigriin | ||
| genitive | Tigriin | — | |
| partitive | Tigristä | — | |
| inessive | Tigriissä | — | |
| elative | Tigriistä | — | |
| illative | Tigriiseen | — | |
| adessive | Tigriillä | — | |
| ablative | Tigriiltä | — | |
| allative | Tigriille | — | |
| essive | Tigriinä | — | |
| translative | Tigriiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Tigriittä | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Inflection of Tigris (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tigris | — | |
| genitive | Tigriksen | — | |
| partitive | Tigristä | — | |
| illative | Tigrikseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Tigris | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Tigris | — |
| gen. | Tigriksen | ||
| genitive | Tigriksen | — | |
| partitive | Tigristä | — | |
| inessive | Tigriksessä | — | |
| elative | Tigriksestä | — | |
| illative | Tigrikseen | — | |
| adessive | Tigriksellä | — | |
| ablative | Tigrikseltä | — | |
| allative | Tigrikselle | — | |
| essive | Tigriksenä | — | |
| translative | Tigrikseksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Tigriksettä | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
German
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtiɡriʃ]
- Hyphenation: Tig‧ris
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Tigris | Tigrisek |
| accusative | Tigrist | Tigriseket |
| dative | Tigrisnek | Tigriseknek |
| instrumental | Tigrissel | Tigrisekkel |
| causal-final | Tigrisért | Tigrisekért |
| translative | Tigrissé | Tigrisekké |
| terminative | Tigrisig | Tigrisekig |
| essive-formal | Tigrisként | Tigrisekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Tigrisben | Tigrisekben |
| superessive | Tigrisen | Tigriseken |
| adessive | Tigrisnél | Tigriseknél |
| illative | Tigrisbe | Tigrisekbe |
| sublative | Tigrisre | Tigrisekre |
| allative | Tigrishez | Tigrisekhez |
| elative | Tigrisből | Tigrisekből |
| delative | Tigrisről | Tigrisekről |
| ablative | Tigristől | Tigrisektől |
| Possessive forms of Tigris | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Tigrisem | Tigriseim |
| 2nd person sing. | Tigrised | Tigriseid |
| 3rd person sing. | Tigrise | Tigrisei |
| 1st person plural | Tigrisünk | Tigriseink |
| 2nd person plural | Tigrisetek | Tigriseitek |
| 3rd person plural | Tigrisük | Tigriseik |
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris).
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tigris |
| Genitive | Tigridis |
| Dative | Tigridī |
| Accusative | Tigridem |
| Ablative | Tigride |
| Vocative | Tigris |
See also
References
- Tigris in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tigris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiɡris/
Declension
Declension of Tigris
| singulare tantum | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tigris |
| genitive | Tigrisu |
| dative | Tigrisu |
| accusative | Tigris |
| locative | Tigruse |
| instrumental | Tigrusom |
Derived terms
- tigriský
Spanish
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