What does tigrīnus mean in Latin?

tigrīnus, a adjective, means “of or relating to tigers; striped like a tiger”.

How do you pronounce tigrīnus?

In classical Latin, [tɪˈɡriː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tiˈɡriː.nus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tigrīnus (feminine tigrīna, neuter tigrīnum)

Classical[tɪˈɡriː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[tiˈɡriː.nus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tigrīnus	tigrīna	tigrīnum
genitive	tigrīnī	tigrīnae	tigrīnī
dative	tigrīnō	tigrīnae	tigrīnō
accusative	tigrīnum	tigrīnam	tigrīnum
ablative	tigrīnō	tigrīnā	tigrīnō
vocative	tigrīne	tigrīna	tigrīnum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tigrīnī	tigrīnae	tigrīna
genitive	tigrīnōrum	tigrīnārum	tigrīnōrum
dative	tigrīnīs	tigrīnīs	tigrīnīs
accusative	tigrīnōs	tigrīnās	tigrīna
ablative	tigrīnīs	tigrīnīs	tigrīnīs
vocative	tigrīnī	tigrīnae	tigrīna

tī^grīnus, a, um, adj. tigris,

I. tigerlike, barred or spotted like a tiger, Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 96.

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin tigrīnus From tigris (“tiger”) + -īnus.

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