Gepard

See also: gepard and gepárd

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French guépard, from Italian gattopardo (“ocelot, leopard”), from Latin cattus + pardus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeːpaʁt/, /ɡeˈpaʁt/

• Audio

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Noun

Gepard m (strong or weak, genitive Gepards or Geparden, plural Geparde or Geparden, feminine Gepardin)

1. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

   Synonym: Jagdleopard

2. an anti-aircraft tank Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard

Usage notes

• Weak declension is only used by speakers who stress the word on the last syllable. Strong declension can be used with both accentuations.

Declension

Declension of Gepard [masculine, strong // weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gepard	die	Geparde, Geparden
genitive	eines	des	Gepards, Geparden	der	Geparde, Geparden
dative	einem	dem	Gepard, Geparden	den	Geparden
accusative	einen	den	Gepard, Geparden	die	Geparde, Geparden

Noun

Gepard f (genitive Gepard, plural Geparden)

1. the Russian Akula III-class submarine

Declension

Declension of Gepard [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gepard	die	Geparden
genitive	einer	der	Gepard	der	Geparden
dative	einer	der	Gepard	den	Geparden
accusative	eine	die	Gepard	die	Geparden

Further reading

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