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”).[1] 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

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 188-89

Further reading

  • 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, female equivalent teigres)

  1. a tiger

Mutation

Mutated forms of teigr
radical soft nasal aspirate
teigr deigr nheigr theigr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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