petris

Latin

Noun

petrīs

1. dative/ablative plural of petra

Welsh

Y betrisen

Alternative forms

• patris, partris, pertris

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English pertrich, pa(r)trich, from Old French perdriz, from Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛtrɪs/

Noun

petris f or m (singulative petrisen or petrisien)

1. partridges, birds of the genera Perdix and Alectoris, especially common or grey partridges (Perdix perdix)

Derived terms

• ceiliog petris (“cock pheasant, male pheasant”)
• petris coesgoch (“red-legged partridges”)
• petris y graig (“rock partridges”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
petris	betris	mhetris	phetris
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.