tīģeris

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Latvian[edit]

 tīģeris on Latvian Wikipedia
Tīģeris

Etymology[edit]

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin tigris, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), possibly from Iranian.

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Noun[edit]

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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