tenche

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tench, tenge, tenych, tensche

Etymology

From Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛnt͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

tenche (plural tenches or tench)

1. The tench (Tinca tinca) or a similar fish.

Descendants

• English: tench

References

• “tench, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-07.

Old French

Alternative forms

• tanche
• tenke

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin tinca.

Noun

tenche oblique singular, f (oblique plural tenches, nominative singular tenche, nominative plural tenches)

1. tench (fish)

Descendants

• → English: tench
• French: tanche