liopard
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish lipard, borrowed from Middle English lipard, from Old French leopard (“leopard”), from Late Latin leopardus (“leopon, lipard”) from late Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος (leópardos, “leopon, lipard”), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + πάρδος (párdos, “pard, male leopard”).
Declension
Declension of liopard
First declension
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Derived terms
- liopardchat m (“leopard-cat”)
- liopard fiaigh m (“cheetah”)
- liopard marmarach m (“clouded leopard”)
- liopard sneachta m (“snow leopard”)
- rón liopaird m (“leopard seal”)
- siorc liopaird m (“leopard shark”)
References
- "liopard" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “lipard” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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