perdiu
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See also: perdíu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
perdiu f (plural perdius)
- one of various species of gamebirds in the Subfamily Perdicinae, especially the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) or the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
- a member of a similar species in the Order Galliformes, such as the ptarmigan or the pratincole
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Further reading
- “perdiu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “perdiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “perdiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “perdiu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈper.di.uː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈper.di.u/,
Adverb
perdiū (not comparable)
- for very long
References
- “perdiu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- perdiu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.