petris
Latin
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)[2]
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. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “petris”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, pages 84-85
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