Legenda: Tigris

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Tigris

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The story of The Tiger is adapted from Aberdeen Bestiary with additional information from Hofmann's Lexicon Universale.

For more information about tigers, including Pliny's version of this legend, visit the Tigris in the Zoo. You can also visit the Tiger page at the bestiary.ca website for a discussion in English, bibliography and other useful references.

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Est enim bestia variis distincta maculis, quadrupedum pulcherrima, ut pavo avium;	enim: postpositive variis...macullis: split phrase ut pavo avium = ut pavo pulcherrimus est avium
virtute et velocitate mirabilis, ex cuius nomine flumen Tigris appellatur, quod is rapidissimus est omnium fluviorum.	cuius: relative pronoun, antecedent is bestia
Tigris vero ubi rapta subole vacuum repperit cubile, ilico raptoris vestigiis insistit.	vero: postpositive particle rapta subole: ablative absolute ubi: adverb of time ilico: adverb of time
At ille quamvis equo vectus fugaci, videns tamen velocitate ferae se praeverti, nec evadendi ullum subsidium subpetere sibi posse, fraude huiusmodi technam molitur: spheram de vitro proicit.	equo...fugaci: split phrase tamen: postpositive fere: adverb praeverti: infinitive in indirect statement (introduced by videns, subject is se) subpetere: complementary infinitive with posse posse: infinitive in indirect statement (introduced by videns, subject is se) ubi: adverb of time
At illa imagine sui luditur, et sobolem putat. Revocat impetum colligere fetum desiderans.	colligere: complementary infinitive with desiderans
Rursus inani specie retenta, totis viribus se fundit ad comprehendum equitem, et iracundiae stimulo velociter fugienti imminet.	rursus: adverb velociter: adverb
Iterum ille spherae obiectu sequentem retardat, nec tamen sedulitatem matris memoria fraudis excludit.	iterum: adverb nec = et ... non tamen: postpositive particle
Cassam versat imaginem, et quasi lactatura fetum residet. Sicque pietatis suae studio decepta, et vindictam amittit et prolem.	cassam... imaginem: split phrase et ... et ... : both ... and ...