perche
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē).
Noun edit
perche f (plural perches)
- perch (type of fish)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old French perche, from Latin pertica, through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *pert'ca. Compare Catalan perxa.
Noun edit
perche f (plural perches)
- pole
- (sports) pole-vaulting; pole
- (skiing) T-bar
- (sound engineering) boom (for microphone etc.)
- perch (for birds)
- rod (unit of length)
- (aeronautics) probe
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Inflected forms.
Verb edit
perche
- inflection of percher:
Further reading edit
- “perche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
perche
Middle English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē).
Noun edit
perche (plural perches or perche)
- perch (kind of fish).
Descendants edit
- English: perch
References edit
- “perche, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Old French perche, from Latin pertica.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
perche (plural perches or perche)
- A stake, bar or pole, usually running lengthwise.
- A perch (a resting place for fowl)
- A perch (a unit of length or area)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: perch
References edit
- “perche, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.
Spanish edit
Verb edit
perche
- inflection of perchar: