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Tigris
Tigris
English
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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See also
Finnish
Proper noun
Tigris
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 | — | — | |
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtiɡriʃ]
- Hyphenation: Tig‧ris
Proper noun
Tigris
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).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈti.ɡris/, [ˈtɪ.ɡrɪs]
Proper noun
Tigris m (genitive Tigridis); third declension
- Tigris (river)
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Tigris”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
tigris
tigris
Hungarian
Noun
tigris (plural tigrisek)
- tiger (mammal)
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 |
Derived terms
Latin
tīgris (a tiger)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris, “tiger”), probably of Iranian origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
tigris m (genitive tigris or tigridis); third declension
tīgris m (genitive tīgris or tīgridis); third declension
Declension
The declension of this noun is varied. When declined like a parisyllabic i-stem, the accusative singular may be tigrem and the ablative singular may be tigrī.
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tigris | tigrēs |
| genitive | tigris | tigrium |
| dative | tigrī | tigribus |
| accusative | tigrem tigrim |
tigrēs tigrīs |
| ablative | tigre tigrī |
tigribus |
| vocative | tigris | tigrēs |
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tīgris | tīgrēs |
| genitive | tīgris | tīgrium |
| dative | tīgrī | tīgribus |
| accusative | tīgrem tīgrim |
tīgrēs tīgrīs |
| ablative | tīgre tīgrī |
tīgribus |
| vocative | tīgris | tīgrēs |
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tīgris | tigridēs |
| genitive | tigridis | tigridum |
| dative | tigridī | tigridibus |
| accusative | tigridem | tigridēs |
| ablative | tigride | tigridibus |
| vocative | tīgris | tigridēs |
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tīgris | tīgridēs |
| genitive | tīgridis | tīgridum |
| dative | tīgridī | tīgridibus |
| accusative | tīgridem | tīgridēs |
| ablative | tīgride | tīgridibus |
| vocative | tīgris | tīgridēs |
Related terms
Descendants
See also
References
- tigris in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tigris in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- TIGRIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “tigris”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- tigris in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- tigris in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tigris in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly