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