partrich
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French perdriz, from Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).
Forms with /k/ are by analogy with other words that vary between /t͡ʃ/ and /k/.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpartrit͡ʃ/, /ˈpaːrtrit͡ʃ/, /ˈpɛrtrit͡ʃ/, /ˈpaːrtrik/
Noun
partrich (plural partriches or partrich)
- partridge (The bird Perdix perdix)
- The meat of a partridge.
Descendants
References
- “partrich(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.
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