tīģeris

Latvian

Tīģeris

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 medībastiger hunting
    tīģera ādatiger skin, fur
    Bengālijas tīģeriBengal tiger

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