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tiger
English
Alternative forms
- tigre (obsolete)
- tyger (dated)
Etymology 1
From Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek ?????? (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan ????????????????????? (tigri, “arrow”), ????????????????????? (ti?ra, “pointed”)). More at stick.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: t?'g?r, IPA(key): /?ta???/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ta???/
- Rhymes: -a???(?)
Noun
tiger (plural tigers, feminine tigress)
- Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
- A male tiger.
- (heraldry) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
- (obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
- We arranged that I should come here alone in the London coach; and that he, leaving his tiger and cab behind him, should come on , and arrive here as soon as possible this afternoo
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. XVII, The Beginnings
- The doom of Fate was, Be thou a Dandy! Have thy eye-glasses, opera-glasses, thy Long-Acre cabs with white-breeched tiger, thy yawning impassivities, pococurantisms; fix thyself in Dandyhood, undeliverable; it is thy doom.
- (South Africa, dated but still used) A leopard.
- 1907, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, Jock of the Bushveld, Longmans 1976 ed., ?ISBN, page 251:
- Jim remarked irrelevantly that tigers were 'schelms' and it was his conviction that there were a great many in the kloofs round about.
- 1907, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, Jock of the Bushveld, Longmans 1976 ed., ?ISBN, page 251:
- (US, slang) A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.
- (figuratively) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
- 1588-93, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
- As for that heinous tiger, Tamora,
No funeral rite, nor man in mournful weeds,
No mournful bell shall ring her burial;
But throw her forth to beasts, and birds of prey.
- As for that heinous tiger, Tamora,
- 1588-93, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
- (US, colloquial) A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.
- three cheers and a tiger
- A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
- A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
- A tiger beetle.
- A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina
- A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
- 2000, Jagdish Handa, Monetary Economics, Psychology Press ?ISBN, page 709
- In this scenario, the growth rates are higher for the economic tigers than for the other economies.
- 2009, Fabrizio Tassinari, Why Europe Fears Its Neighbors, ABC-CLIO ?ISBN, page 21
- Then came the 2008 credit turmoil and ensuing economic slump, which not only belittled the huge economic and social gains of the various Baltic and Celtic '' Tigers,'' as well as of several former communist nations of Central Europe.
- 2014, Emmanuel Akyeampong, Robert H. Bates, Nathan Nunn, James Robinson, Africa's Development in Historical Perspective, Cambridge University Press ?ISBN, page 287
- Once colonial or settler rule ended, such enterprises either lost the crutches of state support or became “white elephants,” draining resources from the wider economy. This was an important factor holding back the emergence of African tigers.
- 2000, Jagdish Handa, Monetary Economics, Psychology Press ?ISBN, page 709
Hypernyms
- felid
Hyponyms
- tiger cub
- tigress
Derived terms
Related terms
- Tigger
- tigrine
Descendants
- ? Welsh: teigr
Translations
Etymology 2
From the mascot of Princeton (a tiger), which led to early cheerleaders calling out "Tiger" at the end of a cheer for the Princeton team.
Noun
tiger (plural tigers)
- A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.
Anagrams
- Tigre, Tigré, greit, tigre
Cornish
Etymology
From English tiger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Revived Middle Cornish) /?ti???r/, (Revived Late Cornish) /?ti???r/
Noun
tiger m (plural tigres or tigri)
- tiger
References
Danish
Etymology
From German Tiger, from Latin tigris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ti??r/, [?t?i??]
- Homophone: tier
Noun
tiger c (singular definite tigeren, plural indefinite tigere or tigre)
- tiger
Declension
Derived terms
- tigerøje
References
- “tiger” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris.
Noun
tiger m
- tiger
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: tijger
- Limburgish: tieger
Further reading
- “tiger”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “tiger”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Noun
tiger
- Alternative form of tygre
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin tigris.
Noun
tiger m (definite singular tigeren, indefinite plural tigere or tigre or tigrer, definite plural tigerne or tigrene)
- a tiger, Panthera tigris
Derived terms
- sabeltanntiger
References
- “tiger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin tigris.
Noun
tiger m (definite singular tigeren, indefinite plural tigrar, definite plural tigrane)
- a tiger, Panthera tigris
Derived terms
- sabeltanntiger
References
- “tiger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Latin tigris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ti.?er/, [?ti.?er]
Noun
tiger m (nominative plural tigras)
- tiger
Declension
Derived terms
- tigris?
Descendants
- Middle English: tygre, tygur, tygyr, tigre, tiger, teger, tegre
- English: tiger (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: teeger
Slovene
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????? (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan ????????????????????? (tigri, “arrow”), ????????????????????? (ti?ra, “pointed”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tì???r/
Noun
tíg?r m anim (female equivalent t?grica)
- tiger
Inflection
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tiger”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /¹ti???r/
Noun
tiger c
- tiger (animal)
Declension
Verb
tiger
- present tense of tiga.
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
tiger c (plural tigers, diminutive tigerke)
- tiger
Further reading
- “tiger”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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yeti
English
Etymology
From Tibetan ???????? (g.ya' dred, “rock bear”), compound of ??? (g.ya', “rocky or rocky place”) and ???? (dred, “bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?.ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /?j?.ti/, [?j?.?i]
- Rhymes: -?ti
Noun
yeti (plural yeti or yetis)
- (cryptozoology) An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.
- Synonym: abominable snowman
- Coordinate terms: bigfoot, sasquatch, yowie, menk
Translations
Anagrams
- -iety, yite
Anguthimri
Noun
yeti
- (Mpakwithi) bird
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 189
Czech
Alternative forms
- yetti
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?j?t?]
- Hyphenation: ye?ti
Noun
yeti m anim
- (cryptozoology) yeti
Declension
Synonyms
- sn?žný muž
Further reading
- yeti in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu
Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from English yeti, from Tibetan ???????? (g.ya' dred, “rock bear”), compound of ??? (g.ya', “rocky or rocky place”) and ???? (dred, “bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?je?.ti/
- Hyphenation: ye?ti
Noun
yeti m (plural yeti's, diminutive yetietje n)
- (cryptozoology) yeti
- Synonym: verschrikkelijke sneeuwman
Italian
Noun
yeti m (invariable)
- (cryptozoology) yeti
- Synonym: abominevole uomo delle nevi
Polish
Etymology
From Tibetan ???????? (g.ya' dred, “rock bear”), compound of ??? (g.ya', “rocky or rocky place”) and ???? (dred, “bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?.ti/
Noun
yeti m anim (indeclinable)
- (cryptozoology) yeti
Further reading
- yeti in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- yeti in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- iéti, ieti, yéti
Noun
yeti m (plural yetis)
- (cryptozoology) yeti (unidentified humanoid of the Himalayas)
- Synonym: abominável homem das neves
Slovak
Etymology
From Tibetan ???????? (g.ya' dred, “rock bear”), compound of ??? (g.ya', “rocky or rocky place”) and ???? (dred, “bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?je.ti/
Noun
yeti m (genitive singular yetiho, nominative plural yetiovia, genitive plural yetiov, declension pattern of kuli)
- (cryptozoology) yeti
Declension
Synonyms
- snežný ?lovek m
- snežný muž m
References
- yeti in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
yeti m (plural yetis)
- (folklore) yeti
Swedish
Noun
yeti c
- (cryptozoology) yeti
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jeti]
- Hyphenation: ye?ti
Noun
yeti (definite accusative yetiyi, plural yetiler)
- (cryptozoology) yeti
- (philosophy, psychology) faculty, skill
Declension
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