гепа́рд
gepárdmasculine
The Russian word for cheetah is гепа́рд (gepárd).
гепа́рд is used to refer to the biological species Acinonyx jubatus.
Meaning: Acinonyx jubatus (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word гепа́рд is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
gepárd
Did you know?
- The Russian word гепа́рд is a loanword from the French 'guépard', which was adopted into Russian during the period of French cultural influence in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Because Russian has a rich system of diminutive suffixes, a speaker might affectionately call a baby cheetah a гепардёнок, a form not found in standard English dictionaries.
- In Russian nature documentaries, the cheetah is often highlighted by its 'слезные дорожки' (tear tracks), a specific cultural way of describing its facial markings.
Examples in context
- Важно сохранять виды, такие как гепард.It is important to preserve species like the cheetah.
- Гепа́рд очень быстро бегает.Gepard ochen' bystro beyayet.A cheetah runs very fast.
- Этот гепа́рд выглядит очень величественно.Etot gepard vyglyadit ochen' velichestvenno.This cheetah looks very majestic.
- В зоопарке я видел гепа́рда.V zooparke ya videl geparda.I saw a cheetah at the zoo.
Example conversation
Maria and Andrey are looking at a nature documentary on TV.
- Мария MariaСмотри, какой быстрый гепа́рд!Smotri, kakoy Bystryy gepard!Look, what a fast cheetah!
- Андрей AndreyДа, он действительно впечатляет.Da, on deystvitel'no vpechatlyayet.Yes, he is truly impressive.
- Мария MariaАндрей, ты знал, что он так бегает?Andrey, ty znal, chto on tak beyayet?Andrey, did you know he runs like that?
- Андрей AndreyНет, это удивительно.Net, eto udivitel'no.No, that is amazing.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cheetah” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
