πάνθηρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of foreign origin, perhaps connected to πάρδαλις (párdalis). Compare the lexicographically-attested Sanskrit पुण्डरीक (puṇḍarīka, “tiger”),[1] Sogdian 𐼾𐼴𐽀𐼹𐼻𐼸 (pwrδnk), Pashto پړانګ (pṛāng), Persian پلنگ (palang), and Hittite 𒊊𒌉𒀸 (parsnaš, “leopard”). A common folk etymology derives it from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + θήρ (thḗr, “beast”) or θήρα (thḗra, “hunt”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πᾰ́νθηρ • (pắnthēr) m (genitive πᾰ́νθηρος); third declension

  1. panther

Declension

Third declension of ὁ πᾰ́νθηρ; τοῦ πᾰ́νθηρος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πᾰ́νθηρ
ho pắnthēr 		τὼ πᾰ́νθηρε
tṑ pắnthēre 		οἱ πᾰ́νθηρες
hoi pắnthēres
Genitive τοῦ πᾰ́νθηρος
toû pắnthēros 		τοῖν πᾰνθήροιν
toîn pănthḗroin 		τῶν πᾰνθήρων
tôn pănthḗrōn
Dative τῷ πᾰ́νθηρῐ
tōî pắnthērĭ 		τοῖν πᾰνθήροιν
toîn pănthḗroin 		τοῖς πᾰ́νθηρσῐ / πᾰ́νθηρσῐν
toîs pắnthērsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν πᾰ́νθηρᾰ
tòn pắnthēră 		τὼ πᾰ́νθηρε
tṑ pắnthēre 		τοὺς πᾰ́νθηρᾰς
toùs pắnthērăs
Vocative πᾰ́νθηρ
pắnthēr 		πᾰ́νθηρε
pắnthēre 		πᾰ́νθηρες
pắnthēres
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Aramaic:
    Classical Syriac: ܦܢܬܘܪ (pntwr /⁠pantōr⁠/), ܦܢܬܝܪ (pntyr /⁠pantīr⁠/), ܦܢܛܝܪ (pnṭyr /⁠panṭīr⁠/)
  • → Latin: panther, panthera
  • → Old Armenian: պանթեր (pantʻer)
  • → Old Church Slavonic: панъѳиръ (panŭθirŭ)
  • → Old East Slavic: панъфиръ (panŭfirŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: пантеръ (panter), пантиръ (pantir), панфиръ (panfir)
  • → Old Georgian: პანფილი (ṗanpili)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πάνθηρ, -ηρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1149-50

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