partridge

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
2. (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
3. (obsolete) A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.

Concepten

patrijs

patrijs

Synoniemen

quail

ruffed grouse

hun

bobwhite quail

grouse

tinamou

grey partridge

Chinese francolin

gray partridge

Bonasa umbellus

bobwhite

Hungarian partridge

pheasant

poult

hen

🐔

guinea fowl

bushfowl

game bird

Vertalingen

perdrix

Rebhuhn

perdiz

pernice

perdiz

perdiu

πέρδικα

perditz

starna

kew

perdreau

الحجل

Perdix

keklik

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: partrich

In summary

From Middle English partrich, partriche, pertriche, perdriz, from Old French perdriz, partriz, from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”), probably from πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to fart”).