tigris

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

tigris idis (V., O.), acc.tigrim (V.), abl.tigrī (V.) or tigride (O., Iu.), plur.tigrēs (V., H., O., Cu.), acc.tigrīs (V.) or tigridas (O.), dat.and abl.tigribus (H., O.), τίγρις, m or (poet.) f

a tiger, tigress, V., H., O. al.—As a name, a spotted tigerhound of Actaeon, O.—The Tiger (a ship), V.

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A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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