partrich

Middle English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. partridge (The bird Perdix perdix)
  2. The meat of a partridge.

Descendants

  • English: partridge
  • Scots: paitrick, pairtrick
  • → Irish: patraisc
  • → Manx: patrag
  • → Scottish Gaelic: peurtag
  • → Welsh: petris

References

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