perche

perche

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁʃ/
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Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē).

    Noun

    perche f (plural perches)

    1. perch (type of fish)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Old French perche, from Latin pertica, through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *pert'ca. Compare Catalan perxa.

    Noun

    perche f (plural perches)

    1. pole
    2. (sports) pole-vaulting; pole
    3. (skiing) T-bar
    4. (sound engineering) boom (for microphone etc.)
    5. perch (for birds)
    6. rod (unit of length)
    7. (aeronautics) probe
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    Inflected forms.

    Verb

    perche

    1. inflection of percher:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

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    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.ke/
    • Rhymes: -ɛrke
    • Hyphenation: pèr‧che

    Noun

    perche

    1. plural of perca

    Middle English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpɛrt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈpɛːrt͡ʃ(ə)/

    Etymology 1

      Borrowed from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē).

      Noun

      perche (plural perches or perche)

      1. perch (kind of fish).
      Descendants
      • English: perch
      References

      Etymology 2

        Borrowed from Old French perche, from Latin pertica.

        Alternative forms

        Noun

        perche (plural perches or perche)

        1. A stake, bar or pole, usually running lengthwise.
        2. A perch (a resting place for fowl)
        3. A perch (a unit of length or area)
        Descendants
        References

        Spanish

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈpeɾt͡ʃe/ [ˈpeɾ.t͡ʃe]
        • Rhymes: -eɾtʃe
        • Syllabification: per‧che

        Verb

        perche

        1. inflection of perchar:
          1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
          2. third-person singular imperative