τίγρις

See also: Τίγρις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Named after the Tigris river, from an Indo-Iranian language. Related to Avestan 𐬝𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (t̰igri, arrow), Old Persian 𐎫𐎥𐎼 (t-g-r, pointed, sharp)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τῐ́γρῐς (tígris) f (genitive τῐ́γρεως); third declension

  1. tiger

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Noun

τίγρις (tígris) f

  1. Katharevousa form of τίγρη (tígri, tiger)
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