noun · masculinethird declension
perdīx
perdīx m or f (genitive perdīcis)
Classical[ˈpɛr.diːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.diks]
Meaning
- partridge
Perdīx in pirō
A patridge in a pear
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
avis parva quae humī volitatperdīx -īcis (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 15
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | perdīx | perdīcēs |
| genitive | perdīcis | perdīcum |
| dative | perdīcī | perdīcibus |
| accusative | perdīcem | perdīcēs |
| ablative | perdīce | perdīcibus |
| vocative | perdīx | perdīcēs |
perdix, īcis, comm., = πέρδιξ,
I. a partridge, Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 100; Mart. 3, 37, 15: perdicas Boeotios, Varr. ap. Non. 218, 18:
picta, Mart. 3, 58, 15; Vulg. Jer. 17, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
perdīx īcis, f
, πέρδιξ, a plover, lapwing: garrula, O.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πέρδῑξ (pérdīx, “partridge”).
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianperdice
- Italianpernice
- Dalmatianpernaica
- Istriotparneîza
- Istriotparnize
- Istriotparniza
- Alemannic GermanParniisefrom Italian perdice
- Franco-Provençalpernissefrom Italian perdice
- Franco-Provençalpernisfrom Italian perdice
- Old Frenchpernisfrom Italian perdice
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanperdiu
- Occitanperditz
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseperdizfrom Old Galician-Portuguese perdiz
- Spanishperdiz
- Aragoneseperdiz
- Asturianperdiz
- Galicianperdizfrom Old Galician-Portuguese perdiz
Insular Romance
- Campidaneseperdixi
- Campidanesepadrixi
- Campidanesepardighi
- Nuoreseperdichefrom Logudorese perdighe
- Nuoresepredichefrom Logudorese perdighe
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianpernîs
- Ladinpernisc
- Romanshpernisch
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianparnîs
- Ligurianparniz
- Lombardpernis
- Piedmonteseperniś
- Romagnolparniz
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Old Frenchperdriz
Borrowings
- TranslingualPerdix
Elsewhere
- Vulgar Latin*peturnīcula