tige
See also: tǐgé
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French tige (“stem”), from Latin tibia (“shin bone, leg”). Doublet of tibia.
Noun
tige (plural tiges)
- (firearms, historical) A steel pin in early rifles.
Anagrams
- gite, gîte
Estonian
Etymology
Related to Livonian tig. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adjective
tige (genitive tigeda, partitive tigedat, comparative tigedam, superlative kõige tigedam or tigedaim)
- angry
Declension
Inflection of tige (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tige | tigedad |
| accusative | tigeda | tigedad |
| genitive | tigeda | tigedate |
| partitive | tigedat | tigedaid |
| illative | tigedasse | tigedatesse tigedaisse |
| inessive | tigedas | tigedates tigedais |
| elative | tigedast | tigedatest tigedaist |
| allative | tigedale | tigedatele tigedaile |
| adessive | tigedal | tigedatel tigedail |
| ablative | tigedalt | tigedatelt tigedailt |
| translative | tigedaks | tigedateks tigedaiks |
| terminative | tigedani | tigedateni |
| essive | tigedana | tigedatena |
| abessive | tigedata | tigedateta |
| comitative | tigedaga | tigedatega |
Further reading
- tige in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
French
Etymology
From Old French tige, from Latin tībia. Compare the borrowed doublet tibia (“shin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiʒ/
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Noun
tige f (plural tiges)
- (botany) stem (of a plant etc.)
- sapling
- shank
- (dated) ciggie, cig, fag, smoke
Derived terms
- coton-tige (“cotton swab”)
Descendants
- → Catalan: tija
Further reading
- “tige”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- gîte
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲɪɟɪ/
Verb
tige
- (Ulster, parts of Munster) Alternative form of taga, the present subjunctive analytic of tar.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tige | thige | dtige |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Malay
Numeral
tige
- (Kuala Lumpur) three, 3
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- taige
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʲiɣʲe/
Noun
tige n
- inflection of tech:
- genitive singular
- genitive dual
- nominative/vocative/accusative and genitive plural
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| tige | thige | tige pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Swedish
Verb
tige
- present subjunctive of tiga
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtiːɣə/
Adjective
tige
- much, many
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “tige”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Adverb
tige
- much, very
- Tige tank! ― Thank you very much!
Further reading
- “tige”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011