pard C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˈpɑrd/ UK /ˈpɑːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an archaic word for a leopard or panther The medieval bestiary depicted a spotted pard prowling the margins. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an archaic word for a... leopardpantherpardus Word family Related forms leopardpardine Etymology AI details From Middle English, from Old French pard, from Latin pardus, from Greek pardos 'leopard, panther', a word of Iranian origin (compare Old Persian *parda). pardus Latin párdos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pard **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɑrd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɑːd/ ## Meanings 1. an archaic word for a leopard or panther ## Examples - The medieval bestiary depicted a spotted pard prowling the margins. ## Synonyms - leopard - panther - pardus ## Related Forms - leopard - pardine ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pardus - Root: párdos ## Etymology From Middle English, from Old French pard, from Latin pardus, from Greek pardos 'leopard, panther', a word of Iranian origin (compare Old Persian *parda). ## AI Etymology Pard is from Middle English, from Old French pard, from Latin pardus, from Greek pardos 'leopard, panther', a word of Iranian origin (compare Old Persian *parda). Important recorded forms include pardus (Latin) and párdos (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an archaic word for a leopard or panther. The wider family includes related words such as leopard and pardine. ## Topics - Communication - Register & Style markdown