tygre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tygur, tygyr, tigre, tiger, teger, tegre

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman tigre and Old English tigras (pl.), from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from an Iranian language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːɡər/, /ˈtiɡər/, /ˈteːɡər/, /-ɡrə/

Noun

tygre (plural tygres)

1. tiger (The felid Panthera tigris)
2. (figurative) A dangerous or ferocious individual.

Descendants

• English: tiger (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: teeger

References

• “tigre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.