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patrijs.

A partridge, any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris.

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/paːˈtrɛi̯s/
  1. A partridge, any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris.

    feminine
  2. grey partridge (Perdix perdix)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

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