partridge

Other forms of partridge

plural

partridges·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about partridge

What does partridge mean?

partridge means "flesh of either quail or grouse". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in partridge?

partridge has 2 syllables: par-tridge. The stress falls on "par". In IPA it is /ˈpɑɹtɹədʒ/.

What is another word for partridge?

Close synonyms include tinamou, bobwhite, bobwhite quail, ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is partridge a common word?

partridge is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.