potârniche

Romanian

potârniche

Alternative forms

  • păturniche (Moldova)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *quoturnīc(u)la, diminutive of Latin cōturnīx ‘quail’. The change from c to qu is the reverse process as that seen in e.g. quandō > când; the change qu to p is normal, e.g. aqua > apă. Compare Aromanian piturniclji.

Noun

potârniche f (plural potârnichi)

  1. partridge (a bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)
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