perdriz

Middle English

Noun

perdriz

1. Alternative form of partrich

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Old French

Alternative forms

• pertriz

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. partridge

Descendants

• French: perdrix
• Norman: pèrdrix
• Walloon: pietri
• → Middle Dutch: partrise, patrise
  • Dutch: patrijs, partrijs, patrys, partrys (all obsolete)
    • 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