pernice

== Italian == === Alternative forms === perdice (archaic, dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /perˈni.t͡ʃe/ Rhymes: -itʃe Hyphenation: per‧nì‧ce === Noun === pernice f (plural pernici) partridge ==== Derived terms ==== pernice bianca pernice bianca nordica pernice grigia pernice di mare pernice rossa ==== Descendants ==== → Alemannic German: Parniise → Franco-Provençal: pernisse, pernis → Old French: pernis === Further reading === pernice in Collins Italian-English Dictionary == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈniː.kɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈniː.t͡ʃe] === Adjective === pernīce ablative masculine/feminine singular of pernīx