petris

Latin

Noun

petrīs

  1. dative plural of petra
  2. ablative plural of petra

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed 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 or m (singulative petrisen or petrisien, plural petrisiaid or petrisod)

  1. partridge(s)

Derived terms
  • petris coesgoch (“red-legged partridges”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
petris betris mhetris phetris
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “petris”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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