"Tigris" meaning in Latin

See Tigris in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈtɪ.ɡrɪs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtiː.ɡris] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Sumerian 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /⁠id⁠/) Sumerian 𒉌 (i₃ /⁠i⁠/) Sumerian 𒁺 (g̃en) Sumerian 𒀀 (a /⁠'a⁠/) ? 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). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|grc:Τίγρης<id:Tigris>|id=Tigris river|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Sumerian 𒀀𒇉 (id₂ /⁠id⁠/) Sumerian 𒉌 (i₃ /⁠i⁠/) Sumerian 𒁺 (g̃en) Sumerian 𒀀 (a /⁠'a⁠/) ? 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). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Tigris/Tigrid<3.acc-im-in.abl-e-i>|g=m}} Tigris m sg (genitive Tigridis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Tigris/Tigrid<3.acc-im-in.abl-e-i>}} Forms: Tigridis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Tigris [nominative, singular], Tigridis [genitive, singular], Tigridī [dative, singular], Tigridim [accusative, singular], Tigridin [accusative, singular], Tigride [ablative, singular], Tigridī [ablative, singular], Tigris [singular, vocative]
  1. Tigris (a river in West Asia) Tags: declension-3, masculine, singular Categories (place): Rivers in Asia Related terms: tigris

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Tigris"
    },
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          "word": "Tigris"
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          "word": "Tigre"
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      "form": "Tigridis",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "Tigris",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
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      ]
    }
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      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈtiː.ɡris]",
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    }
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}
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