petris
Latin
Noun
petrīs
- dative plural of petra
- ablative plural of petra
Welsh
Alternative forms
- patris, partris, pertris
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English pertrich, pa(r)trich, from Old French perdriz, from Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).
Noun
petris f or m (singulative petrisen or petrisien, plural petrisiaid or petrisod)
- partridge(s)
Derived terms
- petris coesgoch (“red-legged partridges”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| petris | betris | mhetris | phetris |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “petris”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies