coturnice

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cōturnīcem; attested from the late 13th[1] or early 14th century.[2] Cf. also the older cotornice (quail).

Noun[edit]

coturnice f (plural coturnici)

  1. rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://tlio.ovi.cnr.it/TLIO/
  2. ^ coturnice in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

cōturnīce

  1. ablative singular of cōturnīx