patrijs
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːˈtrɛi̯s/
patrijs (file) - Hyphenation: pa‧trijs
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch patrise, from older partrise, from Old French pertriz, variant of perdriz, from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”). Forms retaining the first r existed into the 17th century.
Noun
patrijs f (plural patrijzen, diminutive patrijsje n)
- partridge (a bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)
Alternative forms
- partrijs
- patrys
Derived terms
- patrijshond
Descendants
- Afrikaans: patrys
- → West Frisian: patriis
Etymology 2
From French patrice.
Noun
patrijs f (plural patrijzen, diminutive patrijsje n)
- negative of a matrix