# pantera
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin panthēra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pənˈte.ɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [panˈte.ɾa]
* Rhymes: -eɾa
* Hyphenation: pan‧te‧ra

### Noun

pantera f (plural panteres)
* panther
* (heraldry) panther

#### Derived terms

* pantera de les neus
* pantera negra

### Further reading

* “pantera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /panˈtɛɾa/ [pan̪ˈt̪ɛ.ɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɛɾa
* Hyphenation: pan‧te‧ra

### Noun

pantera f (plural panteras)
* panther

### Further reading

* “pantera”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin panthēra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /panˈtɛ.ra/
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Hyphenation: pan‧tè‧ra

### Noun

pantera f (plural pantere)
* panther
    Synonym: leopardo
* Italian police car
    Synonym: volante

### Anagrams

* parante, paterna, prenata, rapante, tarpane

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pantera.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /panˈtɛ.ra/
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Syllabification: pan‧te‧ra

### Noun

pantera f
* panther (any species of the genus Panthera, but specifically a melanistic one)
* Synonym of lampart (“leopard”)

#### Usage notes

* When referring to a female panther (or leopard) specifically, the feminine equivalent panterzëca may be used.

### References

* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “pantera”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

## Latvian
### Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

pantera f (4th declension)
* panther (large cats of genera Panthera and Puma, especially leopards and cougars)
    melnā pantera ― black panther
    nesen gan ciemā esot ielavījusies pantera un nozagusi kādu bērnu ― not long ago, they say a panther had attacked the village and stolen a child
    Maksis ir lokans un spēcīgs kā pantera ― Max is flexible and strong like a panther

#### Derived terms

* panteru mušmire

#### See also

* jaguārs
* lauva
* leopards
* tīģeris

## Leonese
### Etymology

From Latin panthēra.

### Noun

pantera f (plural panteras)
* panther

### References

* Pallabreiru Llïonés

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English panther, French panthère, German Panther, ultimately from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr). First attested in 1568.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /panˈtɛ.ra/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /panˈtɛ.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛra
* Syllabification: pan‧te‧ra
* Homophone: Pantera

### Noun

pantera f (diminutive panterka)
* panther (any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India)
* panther (any big cat of the genus Panthera)
* leopard (Panthera pardus)
    Synonyms: lampart, lampart plamisty, leopard, rysiec
* (military, historical) type of German tank used in World War II

#### Derived terms

* czarna pantera
* pantera śnieżna

#### Related terms

* Czarne Pantery

### References

* ↑ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pantera”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
* ↑ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “pantera”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
* ↑ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pantera”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

### Further reading

* pantera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* pantera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “pantera”, in Słownik języka polskiego
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “pantera”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “pantera”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 40

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin panthēra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɐ̃ˈtɛ.ɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
* Hyphenation: pan‧te‧ra

### Noun

pantera f (plural panteras)
* panther (big cat of genus Panthera)

#### Derived terms

* pantera-da-florida
* pantera-nebulosa
* pantera-negra
* panterinha
* panterona

### Further reading

* “pantera”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “pantera” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin panthēra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /panˈteɾa/ [pãn̪ˈt̪e.ɾa]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾa
* Syllabification: pan‧te‧ra

### Noun

pantera f (plural panteras)
* panther
* (mythology, heraldry) panther

#### Hyponyms

* pantera nebulosa
* pantera negra

#### Derived terms

* panterita

### See also

* yaguar
* yaguareté

### Further reading

* “pantera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10