patrijs
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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.
Noun
editpatrijs f (plural patrijzen, diminutive patrijsje n)
- A partridge, any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris
- (particularly) The grey partridge, Perdix perdix
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
edit- patrijsgat (possibly)
- patrijshond
- patrijspoort (possibly)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- patrijs (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Etymology 2
editNoun
editpatrijs f (plural patrijzen, diminutive patrijsje n)
- negative of a matrix
Further reading
edit- patrijs (druktechniek) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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