perche

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See also: Perche, pèrche, perché, perchè, and 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)
Related terms
Descendants
References

Spanish

Verb

perche

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