teigr

Old Norse

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”), see also Sanskrit देश (deśa, “region, province”), Proto-Germanic *tīhaną (“to point out”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

teigr m

1. A distinct portion or plot of land.

Declension

  Declension of teigr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	teigr	teigrinn	teigar	teigarnir
accusative	teig	teiginn	teiga	teigana
dative	teigi	teiginum	teigum	teigunum
genitive	teigar, teigs	teigarins, teigsins	teiga	teiganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: teigur
• Faroese: teigur
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: teig
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teig
• Old Swedish: tēgher
  • Swedish: teg

References

• Leiv Heggstad, Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding (Det Norske Samlaget, 1930)

Welsh

teigr

Etymology

Borrowed from English tiger, from Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras pl, in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tei̯ɡr/, [ˈtʰei̯ɡr̩]

Noun

teigr m (plural teigrod, feminine teigres)

1. a tiger

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
teigr	deigr	nheigr	theigr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.