tig

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See also: TIG, Tig, -tig, and tig-

Translingual

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tig

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tigre.

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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tig (plural tigs)

  1. (historical) A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment.

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Noun

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tig (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK) The children's game of tag.

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From tig-.

Noun

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tig

  1. (often humorous, derogatory) a gofer; a worker who runs errands

Dutch

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Etymology

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From the suffix -tig (“-ty”) used to form multiples of ten, after German zig.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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tig

  1. (informal) tens, dozens, lots, umpteen
    Ik kan wel tig redenen bedenken waarom dit fout is!
    I can think of dozens of reasons why this is wrong!

Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French tigre (“tiger”).

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Noun

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tig

  1. tiger

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish ·ticc, prototonic form of do·icc (“comes”).

Verb

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tig

  1. present indicative analytic of tar
    Tig sé abhaile ar a sé a chloch.
    He comes home at six o’clock.
Usage notes
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The form tig is especially common in tar le (“be able”).

Etymology 2

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Variant form of tuig.

Verb

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tig (present analytic tigeann, future analytic tigfidh, verbal noun tiscint, past participle tigthe)

  1. Cois Fharraige form of tuig (“to understand”)
Conjugation
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conjugation of tig (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present tigim tigeann tú;
tigir† 		tigeann sé, sí tigimid tigeann sibh tigeann siad;
tigid† 		a thigeann; a thigeas /
a dtigeann* 		tigtear
past thig mé; thigeas thig tú; thigis thig sé, sí thigeamar; thig muid thig sibh; thigeabhair thig siad; thigeadar a thig /
ar thig* 		tigeadh
past habitual thiginn / dtiginn‡‡ thigteá / dtigteᇇ thigeadh sé, sí / dtigeadh sé, s퇇 thigimis; thigeadh muid / dtigimis‡‡; dtigeadh muid‡‡ thigeadh sibh / dtigeadh sibh‡‡ thigidís; thigeadh siad / dtigidís‡‡; dtigeadh siad‡‡ a thigeadh /
a dtigeadh* 		thigtí / dtigt퇇
future tigfidh mé;
tigfead 		tigfidh tú;
tigfir† 		tigfidh sé, sí tigfimid;
tigfidh muid 		tigfidh sibh tigfidh siad;
tigfid† 		a thigfidh; a thigfeas /
a dtigfidh* 		tigfear
conditional thigfinn / dtigfinn‡‡ thigfeá / dtigfeᇇ thigfeadh sé, sí / dtigfeadh sé, s퇇 thigfimis; thigfeadh muid / dtigfimis‡‡; dtigfeadh muid‡‡ thigfeadh sibh / dtigfeadh sibh‡‡ thigfidís; thigfeadh siad / dtigfidís‡‡; dtigfeadh siad‡‡ a thigfeadh /
a dtigfeadh* 		thigfí / dtigf퇇
subjunctive present go dtige mé;
go dtigead† 		go dtige tú;
go dtigir† 		go dtige sé, sí go dtigimid;
go dtige muid 		go dtige sibh go dtige siad;
go dtigid† 		— go dtigtear
past dá dtiginn dá dtigteá dá dtigeadh sé, sí dá dtigimis;
dá dtigeadh muid 		dá dtigeadh sibh dá dtigidís;
dá dtigeadh siad 		— dá dtigtí
imperative tigim tig tigeadh sé, sí tigimis tigigí;
tigidh† 		tigidís — tigtear
verbal noun tiscint
past participle tigthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation spelling based on the fact that word-final -igh and -ig are pronounced the same in Munster.

Noun

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tig m (genitive singular tí, nominative plural tithe)

  1. Munster spelling of tigh (“house”)
Declension
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Declension of tig (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative tig tithe
vocative a thig a thithe
genitive tí tithe
dative tig tithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tig na tithe
genitive an tí na dtithe
dative leis an tig
don tig 		leis na tithe

Mutation

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Mutated forms of tig
radical lenition eclipsis
tig thig dtig

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

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Livonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *tiki. Related to Estonian tige.

Adjective

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tig

  1. angry

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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tig n

  1. dative singular of tech

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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tig

  1. genitive singular masculine/neuter of tiug

Mutation

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Mutation of tig
radical lenition nasalization
tig thig tig
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

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

Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d̥ʲikʲ/, /d̥ʲʒik/ (as if spelled dig)

Verb

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tig

  1. future of thig

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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tig

  1. imperative of tiga

White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese đi ("to go", "to walk), borrowed with a more restrictive definition.

Verb

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tig

  1. (of vehicles) to turn
  2. to revolve; to rotate
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