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Tigre

Tigre

See also: tigre, tigré, and Tigré

English

Proper noun

Tigre

  1. A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.
  2. A group of nomadic, Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia.
  3. A group of agricultural, Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea.

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French

Proper noun

Tigre m

  1. Tigris (river)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

tigre

tigre

See also: Tigre, tigré, and Tigré

English

Noun

tigre (plural tigres)

  1. Obsolete form of tiger.

Asturian

Noun

tigre m (plural tigres)

  1. tiger (the mammal Panthera tigris)

Basque

Noun

tigre

  1. tiger

Declension