LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

panthēra1

panthēra f (genitive panthērae)
Classical[panˈtʰeː.ra]Ecclesiastical[panˈtɛː.ra]

Meaning

  1. a panther

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepanthērapanthērae
genitivepanthēraepanthērārum
dativepanthēraepanthērīs
accusativepanthērampanthērās
ablativepanthērāpanthērīs
vocativepanthērapanthērae

panthēra, ae, f., = πάνθηρ, like statera for στατήρ (
I. masc. collat. form pan-ther, Auct. Carm. Phil. 50), a panther: pictarumque jacent fera corpora pantherarum, Ov. M. 3, 669; cf. Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 62: panthera imprudens olim in foveam decidit, Phaedr. 3, 2, 2.—The Romans were fond of introducing it in their combats of wild beasts, Cic. Fam. 2, 11, 2; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 5; 8, 9, 3.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr).

Descendants
  • Englishpanther
  • Frenchpanthère
  • GermanPanther
  • Italianpantera
  • Portuguesepantera
  • Spanishpantera
  • Belarusianпантэ́ра
  • Bulgarianпанте́ра
  • Czechpanter
  • Dutchpanter

In English words that came into English from panthēra

  • pantherpanthēra
noun · femininefirst declension
panthēra2
panthēra f (genitive panthērae)
Classical[panˈtʰeː.ra]Ecclesiastical[panˈtɛː.ra]

Meaning

  1. the entire catch or capture by a hunter (e.g. of wildfowl)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepanthērapanthērae
genitivepanthēraepanthērārum
dativepanthēraepanthērīs
accusativepanthērampanthērās
ablativepanthērāpanthērīs
vocativepanthērapanthērae

panthēra, ae, f., = πανθήρα,
I. an entire capture, all that is caught at once: emere pantheram ab aucupe, Dig. 19, 1, 11, § 18.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πανθήρα (panthḗra), which is probably from Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs, “all”) + θήρα (thḗra, “that which is hunted, game”).

Descendants
  • Italianpantiere
  • Englishpantlefrom Old French pantiere
  • Occitanpantena
  • Gasconpantiera
  • Gasconpandèla

Quick answers

What does panthēra mean in Latin?
panthēra, a noun, means “a panther”.
What is the genitive of panthēra?
The genitive singular is panthērae. panthēra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce panthēra?
In classical Latin, [panˈtʰeː.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [panˈtɛː.ra].