perdiu

See also: perdíu

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pərˈdiw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾˈðiw]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [perˈdiw]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

perdiu f (plural perdius)

1. one of various species of gamebirds in the Subfamily Perdicinae, especially the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) or the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
2. a member of a similar species in the Order Galliformes, such as the ptarmigan or the pratincole

Derived terms

• bec de perdiu
• cama de perdiu
• perdigó
• perdigot
• perdiguer
• perdiu blanca
• perdiu caranegra
• perdiu de mar
• perdiu de roca

Related terms

• perdiganya

Further reading

• “perdiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “perdiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “perdiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “perdiu”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Italic *peri-

Latin per-

Latin diū

Latin perdiū

From per- + diū.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr.di.uː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛr.di.u]

Adverb

perdiū (not comparable)

1. for very long

References

• “perdiu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “perdiu”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.