Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin cōturnīcem; attested from the late 13th[1] or early 14th century.[2] Cf. also the older cotornice (quail).

Noun edit

coturnice f (plural coturnici)

  1. rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)

References edit

  1. ^ http://tlio.ovi.cnr.it/TLIO/
  2. ^ coturnice in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Latin edit

Noun edit

cōturnīce

  1. ablative singular of cōturnīx