perdriz

Middle English

Noun

perdriz

Alternative form of partrich

Old French

Alternative forms

pertriz

Etymology

From Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

Noun

perdriz f (oblique plural perdriz, nominative singular perdriz, nominative plural perdriz)

partridge

Descendants

French: perdrix
Norman: pèrdrix
Walloon: pietri
→ Middle Dutch: partrise, patrise
- Dutch: patrijs
  - Afrikaans: patrys
  - → West Frisian: patriis
→ Middle English: partrich, partriche, pertriche, perdriz, partrig, partrik, pertrich
- English: partridge
- Scots: paitrick, pairtrick
- → Irish: patraisc
- → Manx: patrag
- → Scottish Gaelic: peurtag
- → Welsh: petris

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