leopardus

See also: Leopardus

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος (leópardos), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + πάρδος (párdos, “male panther”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /le.oˈpar.dus/, [ɫe.ɔˈpar.dʊs]

Noun

leopardus m (genitive leopardī); second declension

leopard

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	leopardus	leopardī
genitive	leopardī	leopardōrum
dative	leopardō	leopardīs
accusative	leopardum	leopardōs
ablative	leopardō	leopardīs
vocative	leoparde	leopardī

Descendants

Dutch: luipaard
English: leopard
French: léopard
German: Leopard

Irish: liopard
Italian: leopardo
Romanian: leopard
Spanish: leopardo

References

leopardus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
leopardus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Latvian

Noun

leopardus m

accusative plural form of leopards

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