noun · feminine
peturnīcula
*peturnīcula f
Meaning
- Proto Balkan Romancereconstructionpartridge
Origins
Blend of perdīx (“partridge”) + cōturnīx (“quail”) and suffixed with -ula (diminutive ending).
Descendants
- Romanianpotârniche, pătârniche
- Aromanianpitruniclji, peturiclji