tìgear
The word for tiger in Gaelic is tìgear.
tìgear is used to refer to the mammal Panthera tigris.
Meaning: The mammal Panthera tigris (noun)
Did you know?
- While tìgear is used in modern Gaelic, many older Scottish Gaelic texts rely on descriptive phrases like 'an cat-leòmor' (the great cat) to describe large striped predators.
- The word tìgear is a loanword from the English 'tiger', which itself entered many languages via Portuguese and Middle French.
- If you were to use tìgear in a sentence, the word might change its initial consonant through lenition depending on the preposition used, a process called 'séimhiú'.
Examples in context
- Chunnaic mi dealbh den tìgear.I saw a picture of the tiger.
- Tha an tìgear a' gluasad gu sgiobalta.The tiger is moving quietly.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a book about animals.
- EilidhSeall air an tìgear seo, Angus!Look at this tiger, Angus!
- AngusTha e uamhasach brèagha.It is terribly beautiful.
- EilidhA bheil thu ag iarraidh dealbh eile?Do you want another picture?
- AngusTha, mas e do thoil e.Yes, please.
