perdix

See also: Perdix

Latin

perdīx (partridge)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈper.diːks/, [ˈpɛr.diːks]

Noun

perdīx m, f (genitive perdīcis); third declension

  1. partridge

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative perdīx perdīcēs
genitive perdīcis perdīcum
dative perdīcī perdīcibus
accusative perdīcem perdīcēs
ablative perdīce perdīcibus
vocative perdīx perdīcēs

Derived terms

  • perdīcālis

Descendants

  • Galician: perdiz
  • Occitan: perdic
  • Portuguese: perdiz
  • Romansch: pernisch
  • Sardinian: padrixi, pardighi, perdiche, perdiga
  • Spanish: perdiz
  • Translingual: Perdix
  • Venetian: pernixe, pernixa
  • Welsh: petris

See also

References

  • perdix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perdix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perdix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • perdix in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
  • perdix in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perdix in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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