piturniclji

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• pitruniclji, piturniclje, pitruniclje, pituriclji, peturiclji

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *quoturnic(u)la or *coturnic(u)la, from Latin coturnix. How the word arrived at its current state has been explained different ways: through a hypothetical *perturnicula by influence or contamination from perdix, perdicula, or of *pernicula < pernix, or by a pronunciation *quoturnix (compare the 'qu-' to 'p-' sound shift in Romanian languages). Compare Romanian potârniche (cf. regional variant păturniche).

Noun

piturniclji f (plural piturniclji / piturniclje)

1. partridge

Synonyms

• pirdic, pirdicã