LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

tigris1

tigris m (genitive tigris or tigridis)
Classical[ˈtɪ.ɡrɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.ɡris]

Meaning

  1. masculinetiger
  2. masculinepoetictigress
  3. masculinea tiger skin

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetigristigrēs
tigridēs
genitivetigris
tigridis		tigrium
tigridum
dativetigrī
tigridī		tigribus
tigridibus
accusativetigrim
tigrin, tigrem, tigridem		tigrēs
tigrīs, tigridēs
ablativetigrī
tigride		tigribus
tigridibus
vocativetigristigrēs
tigridēs

tī^gris, is or ĭdis (
I. gen. tigris, Verg. Cir. 136: tigridis, id. A. 11, 577; Ov. M. 11, 245; Val. Fl. 5, 590; 6, 148; acc. tigrim, Verg. A. 9, 730; Manil. 5, 708; Sen. Ep. 85, 35; Plin. 8, 17, 25, § 65; 8, 18, 25, § 66; Sil. 5, 148; Suet. Aug. 43: tigrin, Val. Fl. 6, 704; Stat. Th. 6, 722; abl. tigri, Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 73: tigride, Ov. M. 7, 32; 9, 612; Luc. 5, 405; Sil. 5, 280; Mart. 8, 26, 8; Juv. 15, 163; plur. tigres, Verg. G. 2, 151; id. A. 4, 367; Hor. C. 3, 3, 14; 3, 11, 13; id. A. P. 393; Ov. A. A. 1, 559; id. M. 1, 305; 3, 668; Curt. 9, 8, 2: tigrides, Sol. 15, 11; 27, 16; acc. tigris, Verg. E. 5, 29; id. G. 4, 510; id. A. 6, 805: tigridas, Ov. H. 10, 86; gen. tigrium, Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 7; 11, 2, 1, § 4; dat. and abl. tigribus, Hor. A. P. 13; Ov. H. 2, 80; id. Am. 1, 2, 48), = τίγρις (in Persian, an arrow, Varr. L. L. 5, § 100 Müll.; Plin. 6, 27, 31, § 127). Comm. (in prose masc., but fem. Plin. 8, 4, 5, § 10; 8, 18, 25, § 66; in the poets always fem.; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, 616 sq.), a tiger, tigress.
I. Lit.: varius, Varr. l. l.; Mel. 3, 5, 7; Verg. A. 4, 367; 6, 805; id. E. 5, 29; Hor. C. 1, 23, 9; 3, 27, 56; id. Epod. 16, 31; id. A. P. 13.—
II. Transf.
1. A tiger-skin: equus, quem discolor ambit Tigris, Stat. Th. 9, 686; 6, 719; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 17. —
2. The name of the spotted tiger-hound of Actæon, Ov. M. 3, 217; Hyg. Fab. 181. —
3. The Tiger, the name of a ship ornamented with the figure of a tiger: Massicus aeratā princeps secat aequora Tigri, Verg. A. 10, 166.

Origins

From Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris, “tiger”), probably of Indo-Iranian origin.

Descendants
  • Catalantigre
  • Italiantigre
  • Frenchtigrefrom Old French tigre
  • Romaniantigrufrom Old French tigre
  • Portuguesetigrefrom Old Galician-Portuguese tygris
  • Spanishtigrefrom Old Spanish tigre
  • Aromaniantigru
  • Siciliantrighi
  • Esperantotigro
  • Hungariantigris

In English words that came into English from tigris

  • tigertigris
  • tigrinetigrīnus
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Tigris2
Tigris m sg (genitive Tigridis)
Classical[ˈtɪ.ɡrɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.ɡris]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularTigris (a river in West Asia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTigris—
genitiveTigridis—
dativeTigridī—
accusativeTigridim
Tigridin		—
ablativeTigride
Tigridī		—
vocativeTigris—

Tī^gris, ĭdis, m., = Τίγρις,
I. the river Tigris (qs. arrowy, so called from its rapidity), Varr. L. L. 5, § 100 Müll.; Mel. 1, 11, 2; 3, 8, 32; Plin. 6, 27, 31, § 127; Hor. C. 4, 14, 46; Luc. 3, 256; 3, 261 sq.; 8, 370; Curt. 4, 9, 16; Sen. Herc. Fur. 1324.

Origins

  1. Sumerian 𒀀𒇉 (id₂/⁠id⁠/)
  2. Sumerian 𒉌 (i₃/⁠i⁠/)
  3. Sumerian 𒁺(g̃en)
  4. Sumerian 𒀀 (a/⁠'a⁠/)
  5. LatinTigris

Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /⁠Idigna⁠/)bor. Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼bor. Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /⁠Tigrā⁠/)bor. Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs)bor. Latin Tigris Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τίγρης (Tígrēs), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (t-i-g-r-a /⁠Tigrā⁠/), borrowed from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 (^(id₂)idigna /⁠Idigna⁠/), possibly from 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /⁠id⁠/, “river”) + 𒉌 (i₃ /⁠i⁠/, finite prefix) + 𒁺 (g̃en, “went”) + 𒀀 (a /⁠'a⁠/, nominalising suffix).

Descendants
  • EnglishTigris
  • ItalianTigri
  • PortugueseTigrefrom Old Galician-Portuguese Tigre
  • GalicianTigrisfrom Old Galician-Portuguese Tigre

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTigrisTigris, Τίγρις, a celebrated river of Asia. We find various forms of its name, both in Greek and Latin writers. The earlier and more classical Greek f…

Quick answers

What does tigris mean in Latin?
tigris, a noun, means “tiger; tigress; a tiger skin”.
What is the genitive of tigris?
The genitive singular is tigris. tigris is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tigris?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɪ.ɡrɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtiː.ɡris].