# perdiz
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

### Noun

perdiz f (plural perdices)
* partridge

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* perdís

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese perdiz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin perdīx, perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”). Compare Portuguese, Asturian, and Spanish perdiz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peɾˈðiθ/, (western) /peɾˈðis/

### Noun

perdiz f (plural perdices)
* partridge
    Synonym: perduga

#### Derived terms

* perdigueiro
* perdigón
* Perdigueira
* perdiz charra
* perdiz garela

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “perdiz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “perdiz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “perdiz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “perdiz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “perdiz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin perdīcem, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix).

### Noun

perdiz f (plural perdizes)
* partridge

#### Descendants

* Galician: perdiz f
* Portuguese: perdiz f

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "perdiz"

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese perdiz, from Latin perdīcem (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”). Compare Galician, Asturian, and Spanish perdiz.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peʁˈd͡ʒis/ [peɦˈd͡ʒis]
* (Brazil) IPA: /peʁˈd͡ʒis/ [peɦˈd͡ʒis]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /peɾˈd͡ʒis/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /peʁˈd͡ʒiʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peɻˈd͡ʒis/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨɾˈdiʃ/ [pɨɾˈðiʃ]
* Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
* Hyphenation: per‧diz

### Noun

perdiz f (plural perdizes)
* partridge (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /peɾˈdiθ/ [peɾˈð̞iθ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /peɾˈdis/ [peɾˈð̞is]
* Rhymes: -iθ
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: per‧diz

### Noun

perdiz f (plural perdices)
* partridge
    Synonym: codorniz
* great tinamou (Tinamus major)
    Synonyms: francolina, gallina de monte, gran tinamú, mancolola grande, paloma sin cola, perdiz grande, perdiz real, tinamú grande, tinamú mayor, tinamú oliváceo, tinamú robusto
* tinamou
    Synonyms: gallina de monte, tinamú

#### Derived terms

* chocha perdiz
* feliz como una perdiz
* marear la perdiz
* perdiz canela
* perdiz chica
* perdiz chilena
* perdiz coluda
* perdiz copetona
* perdiz de Boucard
* perdiz de cola larga
* perdiz de gorroceniciento
* perdiz de junio
* perdiz de la sierra
* perdiz de llano
* perdiz de los altos
* perdiz enmascarada
* perdiz góngoro
* perdiz grande
* perdiz jamuey
* perdiz morena
* perdiz negra
* perdiz pardilla
* perdiz real
* perdiz verdadero
* perdiz zarada

### References

* Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 450

### Further reading

* “perdiz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10