leopard
English
Alternative forms
- lybard (14th-16th centuries)
- libbard (14th-19th centuries)
Etymology
From Middle English leopard, leopart, lepard, leperd, from Old French leopard (“leopard”), from Late Latin leopardus (“leopon, lipard”) from late Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος (leópardos, “leopon, lipard”), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + πάρδος (párdos, “pard, male leopard”),[1] from earlier πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”),[2] probably from an unattested Old Persian [Term?] term ancestral to Middle Persian palang, Khwarezmian plyk, Sogdian [script needed] (pwrδnk), Pashto پړانګ (pṛāng).[3] Compare Persian پلنگ (palang) and Sanskrit पृदाकु (pṛdāku, “panther”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɛpəd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɛpɚd/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
leopard (plural leopards)
- Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).
- 1990, Dorothy L. Cheney, How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species, 1992, page 284,
- During all such cases when we were present they responded by giving repeated alarm calls, even when the leopard was already feeding on a carcass. We wanted to determine whether vervets knew enough about the behavior of leopards to recognize that, even in the absence of a leopard, a carcass in a tree signaled the same potential danger as did a leopard itself.
- 1998, Oded Borowski, Every Living Thing: Daily Use of Animals in Ancient Israel, page 201,
- The leopard (Panthera pardus or Felis pardus cf tulliana) is a close relative of the lion, but biblical references mentioning it are very few, suggesting that it was not as common.
- 2005, Richard Ellis, Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine, page 197,
- Leopard skins have always been desirable commodities because of their spectacular spotted patterns.
- 1990, Dorothy L. Cheney, How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species, 1992, page 284,
- (inexact) A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.
- 2005, Eric Dinerstein, Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations, p. 81:
- There are plenty of beautiful cats among the thirty-nine species in the Felidae family, but the three leopards—clouded, common, and snow—may be the most visually stunning. Cloaked in the most beautiful fur of any cat, the reclusive clouded leopard is the Greta Garbo of the lot; it lives a solitary life in the remote jungles of Asia, from Nepal to Borneo.
- The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), a large wild cat native to Asia.
- The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a large wild cat native to Asia.
- 2005, Eric Dinerstein, Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations, p. 81:
- (heraldry) A lion passant guardant.
- 1968, Charles MacKinnon of Dunakin, The Observer's Book of Heraldry, pages 68-69:
- Sometimes there is confusion over the heraldic leopard, the question being—When is a leopard not a leopard? There is a theory that the lion and leopard were the same thing, and that they were named entirely depending on their attitude—thus if the animal was passant guardant it was a leopard, but when rampant it was a lion. Nowadays a leopard is the genuine spotted article and quite unmistakeable. Some people still speak, wrongly, of the leopards of England, but it does no great harm as it is an ancient expression and everybody knows what it means.
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- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Phalanta, having black markings on an orange base.
Synonyms
- (Panthera pardus): common leopard, pard, pardal
- (Neofelis nebulosa): See clouded leopard
- (Panthera uncia): See snow leopard
Hypernyms
- See cat and wild cat
- panther
Hyponyms
- (female): leopardess
- (young): cub, leopard cub
Derived terms
- a leopard cannot change its spots
- cameleopard
- clouded leopard
- common leopard
- hunting leopard
- leopardess
- leopard cat
- leopard complex
- leopard cub
- leopard frog
- leopard gecko
- leopardling
- leopard moth
- leopard seal
- leopard shark
- leopard tortoise
- leopard's head
- leopard print
- leopardsbane
- leopon
- lipard
- Louisiana Catahoula leopard dog
- snow leopard
Related terms
- camelopard
- pard
- pardal
Translations
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See also
- (hybrid formed by a leopard and a lioness): leopon
- (hybrid formed by a lion and a leopardess): lipard
References
- “leopard”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “pard, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “†pardal, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
- paroled, preload
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin leopardus (“leopard”).
Noun
leopard
- leopard
Declension
nominative | leopard |
---|---|
genitive | leopardnıñ |
dative | leopardğa |
accusative | leopardnı |
locative | leopardda |
ablative | leoparddan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛopart]
Noun
leopard m anim (feminine leopardice)
- leopard
- Synonym: levhart
Derived terms
- leopardice
Further reading
- leopard in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- leopard in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
leopard c (singular definite leoparden, plural indefinite leoparder)
- leopard
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | leopard | leoparden | leoparder | leoparderne |
genitive | leopards | leopardens | leoparders | leopardernes |
Further reading
- “leopard” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “leopard” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Kashubian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin leopardus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛˈɔ.part/
- Hyphenation: le‧o‧pard
Noun
leopard m anim (feminine leopardzëca)
- Synonym of lampart
References
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “leopard”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
leopard m (definite singular leoparden, indefinite plural leoparder, definite plural leopardene)
- a leopard (big cat, Panthera pardus)
Derived terms
- snøleopard
See also
- panter
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
leopard m (definite singular leoparden, indefinite plural leopardar, definite plural leopardane)
- a leopard (as above)
Derived terms
- snøleopard
See also
- panter
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French léopard, from Latin leopardus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌle.oˈpard/
- Hyphenation: le‧o‧pard
Noun
leopard m (plural leoparzi)
- leopard
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) leopard | leopardul | (niște) leoparzi | leoparzii |
genitive/dative | (unui) leopard | leopardului | (unor) leoparzi | leoparzilor |
vocative | leopardule | leoparzilor |
Further reading
- leopard in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lêopaːrd/
- Hyphenation: le‧o‧pard
Noun
lȅopārd m (Cyrillic spelling ле̏опа̄рд)
- leopard
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | leopard | leopardi |
genitive | leoparda | leoparda |
dative | leopardu | leopardima |
accusative | leoparda | leoparde |
vocative | leoparde | leopardi |
locative | leopardu | leopardima |
instrumental | leopardom | leopardima |
Swedish
Noun
leopard c
- leopard
Declension
Declension of leopard | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | leopard | leoparden | leoparder | leoparderna |
Genitive | leopards | leopardens | leoparders | leopardernas |
Descendants
- → Finnish: leopardi
Anagrams
- polerad