# taiga
## English
### Alternative forms

* tayga, tajga

### Etymology

From Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from South Siberian Turkic (Altai region, for example the Altay or Shor language, cf Khakas: тағ (tağ)), or alternatively Yakut тайга (tayga, “untraversable forest”). Doublet of Tayga.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈtaɪɡə/, /taɪˈɡɑː/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪɡə, -ɑː
* Homophone: tiger (non-rhotic, using the initial-stress pronunciation)

### Noun

taiga (plural taigas)
* A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
    Synonyms: boreal forest, snow forest
** 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 197:The mountains run from the Arctic Island of Novaya Zemlya southwards, dividing the endless wastes of the Siberian taiga and the steppes from the Russian platform in the west.
** 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 871:Like the taiga, he was everywhere, and mysterious—a heroic being with unearthly gifts.
** 2013 March, Nancy Langston, “Mining the Boreal North”, in American Scientist‎, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 13 April 2016, page 98:Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.

#### Derived terms

* taiga flycatcher

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ "taiga." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.
* ↑ Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “тайга”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN
* ↑ Taiga in Bokmålsordboka

### Anagrams

* agait, agati, agita

## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from Turkic or Yakut тайга (tayga), which roughly could be translated as "slippery place". Most likely, the meaning come from a verb Yakut тай (tay) - to slip. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑi̯.ɡaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: tai‧ga

### Noun

taiga f (plural taiga's)
* taiga (subarctic evergreen coniferous forest) [from 19th c.]

## Estonian
### Noun

taiga
* partitive singular of taig
* illative singular of taig

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian тайга́ (tajgá).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑi̯ɡɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ɡɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑiɡɑ
* Hyphenation: tai‧ga

### Noun

taiga
* taiga

#### Declension

Possessive forms of taiga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taigani
taigani
accusative
nom.
taigani
taigani
gen.
taigani
genitive
taigani
taigojeni taigaini $^{rare}$
partitive
taigaani
taigojani
inessive
taigassani
taigoissani
elative
taigastani
taigoistani
illative
taigaani
taigoihini
adessive
taigallani
taigoillani
ablative
taigaltani
taigoiltani
allative
taigalleni
taigoilleni
essive
taiganani
taigoinani
translative
taigakseni
taigoikseni
abessive
taigattani
taigoittani
instructive
comitative
—taigoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taigasi
taigasi
accusative
nom.
taigasi
taigasi
gen.
taigasi
genitive
taigasi
taigojesi taigaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
taigaasi
taigojasi
inessive
taigassasi
taigoissasi
elative
taigastasi
taigoistasi
illative
taigaasi
taigoihisi
adessive
taigallasi
taigoillasi
ablative
taigaltasi
taigoiltasi
allative
taigallesi
taigoillesi
essive
taiganasi
taigoinasi
translative
taigaksesi
taigoiksesi
abessive
taigattasi
taigoittasi
instructive
comitative
—taigoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taigamme
taigamme
accusative
nom.
taigamme
taigamme
gen.
taigamme
genitive
taigamme
taigojemme taigaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
taigaamme
taigojamme
inessive
taigassamme
taigoissamme
elative
taigastamme
taigoistamme
illative
taigaamme
taigoihimme
adessive
taigallamme
taigoillamme
ablative
taigaltamme
taigoiltamme
allative
taigallemme
taigoillemme
essive
taiganamme
taigoinamme
translative
taigaksemme
taigoiksemme
abessive
taigattamme
taigoittamme
instructive
comitative
—taigoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taiganne
taiganne
accusative
nom.
taiganne
taiganne
gen.
taiganne
genitive
taiganne
taigojenne taigainne $^{rare}$
partitive
taigaanne
taigojanne
inessive
taigassanne
taigoissanne
elative
taigastanne
taigoistanne
illative
taigaanne
taigoihinne
adessive
taigallanne
taigoillanne
ablative
taigaltanne
taigoiltanne
allative
taigallenne
taigoillenne
essive
taigananne
taigoinanne
translative
taigaksenne
taigoiksenne
abessive
taigattanne
taigoittanne
instructive
comitative
—taigoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taigansa
taigansa
accusative
nom.
taigansa
taigansa
gen.
taigansa
genitive
taigansa
taigojensa taigainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
taigaansa
taigojaan taigojansa
inessive
taigassaan taigassansa
taigoissaan taigoissansa
elative
taigastaan taigastansa
taigoistaan taigoistansa
illative
taigaansa
taigoihinsa
adessive
taigallaan taigallansa
taigoillaan taigoillansa
ablative
taigaltaan taigaltansa
taigoiltaan taigoiltansa
allative
taigalleen taigallensa
taigoilleen taigoillensa
essive
taiganaan taiganansa
taigoinaan taigoinansa
translative
taigakseen taigaksensa
taigoikseen taigoiksensa
abessive
taigattaan taigattansa
taigoittaan taigoittansa
instructive
comitative
—taigoineen taigoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* taigakirvinen
* taigauunilintu

### Further reading

* “taiga”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Italian
### Etymology

From Russian тайга́ (tajgá).

### Noun

taiga f (plural taighe)
* taiga

### Anagrams

* Agati, agita

## Japanese
### Romanization

taiga
* Rōmaji transcription of たいが
* Rōmaji transcription of タイガ

## Latvian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тайга́ (tajgá).

### Noun

taiga f (4th declension)
* taiga
* boreal forest

#### Declension
## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈtaɪ̯.ɡɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈtaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈtaɪ̯.ɡɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈtaj.ɡa/ [ˈtaɪ̯.ɡa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈtaj.ɡɐ/ [ˈtaj.ɣɐ]

### Noun

taiga f (plural taigas)
* taiga (subarctic zone of coniferous forest)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тайга (tajga).

### Noun

taiga f (plural taigale)
* taiga