coturnice

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cōturnīx, cōturnīcem; attested from the late 13th[1] or early 14th century[2]. Cf. also the older cotornice (“quail”)[3].

Noun

coturnice f (plural coturnici)

  1. rock partridge (Alectoris graeca)

References
  1. http://tlio.ovi.cnr.it/TLIO/
  2. http://www.sapere.it/enciclopedia/coturnice.html
  3. http://www.lessicografia.it/Controller?lemma=COTORNICE

Latin

Noun

cōturnīce

  1. ablative singular of cōturnīx
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