See also: Perdix

Latin

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perdīx (partridge)

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, partridge).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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perdīx m or f (genitive perdīcis); third declension

  1. partridge

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative perdīx perdīcēs
Genitive perdīcis perdīcum
Dative perdīcī perdīcibus
Accusative perdīcem perdīcēs
Ablative perdīce perdīcibus
Vocative perdīx perdīcēs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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(all feminine; /rd/ > /rn/ around Italy by analogy with cōturnīx 'quail')

See also

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References

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Further reading

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  • perdix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perdix”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perdix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • perdix”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • perdix”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perdix”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray