perdiu

See also: perdíu

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Etymology

From Latin perdīcem (partridge), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, partridge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [pərˈdiw]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [peɾˈðiw]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iw

Noun

perdiu f (plural perdius)

  1. one of various species of gamebirds in the Subfamily Perdicinae, especially the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) or the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
  2. a member of a similar species in the Order Galliformes, such as the ptarmigan or the pratincole

Derived terms

  • perdiganya

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From per- + diū.

Pronunciation

Adverb

perdiū (not comparable)

  1. for very long

References

  • perdiu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perdiu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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