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Petris
petris
petris
Welsh
Alternative forms
- patris
- partris
- pertris
Etymology
Borrowing from Middle English pertrich, pa(r)trich, from Old French perdriz, from Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).
Noun
petris f, m (singulative petrisen or petrisien, plural petrisiaid or petrisod)
- partridge(s)
Derived terms
- petris coesgoch (“red-legged partridges”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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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
- “petris” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.