LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

pardus

pardus m (genitive pardī)
Classical[ˈpar.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpar.dus]

Meaning

  1. masculinepard: a male leopard
  2. masculineother mottled or spotted animals
  3. masculinebrown

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparduspardī
genitivepardīpardōrum
dativepardōpardīs
accusativepardumpardōs
ablativepardōpardīs
vocativepardepardī

pardus, i, m., = πάρδος,
I. a male panther: nunc varias (pantheras) et pardos, qui mares sunt, appellant in eo omni genere creberrimo in Africā Syriāque, Plin. 8, 17, 23, § 63; 10, 73, 94, § 202; 11, 37, 65, § 172; Juv. 11, 123.—Prov.: si mutare potest Aethiops pellem suam, aut pardus varietates suas, Vulg. Jer. 13, 23.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πάρδος (párdos, “pard, male leopard”), probably ultimately an Indo-Iranian borrowing related to Persian پلنگ (“panther”) and Sanskrit पृदाकु (pṛdāku, “panther”).

Descendants
  • Italianpardo
  • Portuguesepardo
  • Spanishpardo
  • Englishpardfrom Middle English parde
  • Asturianpardu
  • Galicianpardo
  • Hungarianpárduc
  • TranslingualPardosa

Quick answers

What does pardus mean in Latin?
pardus, a noun, means “pard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted animals; brown”.
What is the genitive of pardus?
The genitive singular is pardī. pardus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce pardus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpar.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpar.dus].