Leopard

See also: leopard, léopard, and leopárd

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Leopard

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• paroled, preload

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Leopard m (weak or strong, genitive Leoparden or (rare, in speech) Leopards, plural Leoparden or (in speech) Leoparde, feminine Leopardin)

1. leopard

Usage notes

The word may follow either weak or strong declension. In the genitive singular, it is almost always weak; in the accusative and dative however, both the weak and strong forms are possible, the former predominant in writing and the latter in speech.

Declension

Declension of Leopard [masculine, weak // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Leopard	die	Leoparden, Leoparde2
genitive	eines	des	Leoparden, Leopards1,2	der	Leoparden, Leoparde2
dative	einem	dem	Leoparden, Leopard2	den	Leoparden
accusative	einen	den	Leoparden, Leopard2	die	Leoparden, Leoparde2

¹Rare.
²In speech.

Descendants

• → Kashubian: leopard

Further reading

• “Leopard” in Duden online
• “Leopard” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache