pardalis

Latin

Etymology 1

From pardus (“mottled”) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /parˈdaː.lis/, [pärˈd̪äːlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /parˈda.lis/, [pärˈd̪äːlis]

Adjective

pardālis (neuter pardāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (relational) leopard

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	pardālis	pardāle		pardālēs	pardālia
Genitive	pardālis			pardālium
Dative	pardālī			pardālibus
Accusative	pardālem	pardāle		pardālēs pardālīs	pardālia
Ablative	pardālī			pardālibus
Vocative	pardālis	pardāle		pardālēs	pardālia

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard, panther”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpar.da.lis/, [ˈpärd̪älʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpar.da.lis/, [ˈpärd̪älis]

Noun

pardalis f (genitive pardalis or pardaleōs or pardalios); third declension

1. female leopard

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pardalis	pardalēs pardaleis
Genitive	pardalis pardaleōs pardalios	pardalium
Dative	pardalī	pardalibus
Accusative	pardalim pardalin pardalem1	pardalēs pardalīs
Ablative	pardalī pardale1	pardalibus
Vocative	pardalis pardali	pardalēs pardaleis

¹Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.

Related terms

• pardus

References

• “pardalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pardalis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pardalis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.