perdiu

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pərˈdiw] IPA(key): (Valencia) [peɾˈðiw] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [perˈdiw] Rhymes: -iw === Noun === perdiu f (plural perdius) one of various species of gamebirds in the Subfamily Perdicinae, especially the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) or the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) a member of a similar species in the Order Galliformes, such as the ptarmigan or the pratincole ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== perdiganya === Further reading === “perdiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “perdiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “perdiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “perdiu”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Latin == === Etymology === From per- + diū. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpɛr.di.uː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpɛr.di.u] === Adverb === perdiū (not comparable) for very long === References === “perdiu”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “perdiu”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.