patrijs

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Dutch

Perdix perdix (male) in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829
Perdix perdix (female) in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːˈtrɛi̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧trijs
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

patrijs f (plural patrijzen, diminutive patrijsje n)

  1. A partridge, any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris.
  2. (particularly) grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
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Descendants
  • Afrikaans: patrys
  • → West Frisian: patriis

Further reading

Etymology 2

From French patrice.

Noun

patrijs f (plural patrijzen, diminutive patrijsje n)

  1. negative of a matrix

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