perdiz

perdiz

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

Noun

perdiz f (plural perdices)

1. partridge

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Galician

Alternative forms

• perdís

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese perdiz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈðiθ/, (western) /peɾˈðis/

Noun

perdiz f (plural perdices)

1. partridge

   Synonym: perduga

Derived terms

• perdigueiro
• perdigón
• Perdigueira
• perdiz charra
• perdiz garela

References

• “perdiz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “perdiz” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “perdiz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “perdiz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “perdiz” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Portuguese

perdiz (partridge)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese perdiz, from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈd͡ʒis/ [peɦˈd͡ʒis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁˈd͡ʒis/ [peɦˈd͡ʒis]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾˈd͡ʒis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁˈd͡ʒiʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻˈd͡ʒis/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾˈdiʃ/ [pɨɾˈðiʃ]

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: per‧diz

Noun

perdiz f (plural perdizes)

1. partridge (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /peɾˈdiθ/ [peɾˈð̞iθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /peɾˈdis/ [peɾˈð̞is]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: per‧diz

Noun

perdiz f (plural perdices)

1. partridge

   Synonym: codorniz

2. great tinamou (Tinamus major)

   Synonyms: francolina, gallina de monte, gran tinamú, mancolola grande, paloma sin cola, perdiz grande, perdiz real, tinamú grande, tinamú mayor, tinamú oliváceo, tinamú robusto

3. tinamou

   Synonyms: gallina de monte, tinamú

Derived terms

• feliz como una perdiz
• marear la perdiz
• perdiz canela
• perdiz chica
• perdiz chilena
• perdiz coluda
• perdiz copetona
• perdiz de Boucard
• perdiz de cola larga
• perdiz de gorroceniciento
• perdiz de junio
• perdiz de la sierra
• perdiz de llano
• perdiz de los altos
• perdiz enmascarada
• perdiz góngoro
• perdiz grande
• perdiz jamuey
• perdiz morena
• perdiz negra
• perdiz pardilla
• perdiz real
• perdiz verdadero
• perdiz zarada

 

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 450

Further reading

• “perdiz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014