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πάνθηρ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Of foreign origin, compare Sogdian 𐼾𐼴𐽀𐼹𐼻𐼸 (pwrδnk), Pashto پړانګ (pṛāng), Persian پلنگ (palang), and Hittite 𒊊𒌉𒀸 (parsnaš, leopard). See also πάρδαλις (párdalis). A common folk etymology derives it from πᾰν- (pan-, all) + θήρ (thḗr, beast) or θήρα (thḗra, hunt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πᾰ́νθηρ (pánthērm (genitive πᾰ́νθηρος); third declension

  1. panther

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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