πάρδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of foreign origin. Compare Sogdian 𐼾𐼴𐽀𐼹𐼻𐼸 (pwrδnk), Bactrian πορλαγγο-ζινο (porlaggo-zino), Pashto پړانګ (pṛāng), Persian پلنگ (palang), and Sanskrit पृदाकु (pṛ́dāku). See also πάρδαλις (párdalis) and πάνθηρ (pánthēr).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πάρδος • (párdos) m (genitive πάρδου); second declension

  1. (Koine, Byzantine) Synonym of πάρδαλις (párdalis, leopard, panther)

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Descendants

  • Latin: pardus (see there for further descendants)

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