πάρδαλις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πόρδαλις (pórdalis)

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 πάνθηρ (pánthēr).

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Noun

πᾰ́ρδᾰλῐς • (párdalis) f (genitive πᾰρδᾰ́λεως); third declension

  1. leopard
  2. panther

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