tygre

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Anglo-Norman tigre and Old English tigras (pl.), from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Iranian language.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiːɡər/, /ˈtiɡər/, /ˈteːɡər/, /-ɡrə/

Noun[edit]

tygre (plural tygres)

  1. tiger (The felid Panthera tigris)
  2. (figurative) A dangerous or ferocious individual.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: tiger (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: teeger

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