parc
English
Noun
parc (plural parcs)
- Alternative form of park (partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown)
Anagrams
- -carp, ACPR, APCR, CARP, CRAP, Carp, RCAP, carp, crap, prac
Catalan
Etymology
From Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpaɾk/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈpark/
- Rhymes: -aɾk
Noun
parc m (plural parcs)
- park
Derived terms
- parc d'atraccions
- parc infantil
Further reading
- “parc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “parc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “parc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “parc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”). Akin to Old High German pfarrih "fencing, enclosure" (German Pferch "sheepfold"), Dutch perk, park "garden, park", Old English pearruc (“enclosure”). More at paddock.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʁk/
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Noun
parc m (plural parcs)
- park
- playpen (for children)
- pen (for animals)
- (total) number; stock (de (“of”))
- fleet (of vehicles; of similar equipment)
- le parc de véhicules du Québec
- Quebec's vehicle fleet
- Le renouvellement de le parc nucléaire sera un grand défi.
- Renewal of the nuclear fleet will be a big challenge.
Derived terms
- parc aquatique
- parc aux petits
- parc d'attractions
- parc fermé
- parc national
- parc naturel
Descendants
- → Albanian: park
- → Azerbaijani: park
- → Basque: parke
- → Belarusian: парк (park)
- → Bengali: পার্ক (park)
- → Bulgarian: парк (park)
- → Czech: park
- → Danish: park
- → Estonian: park
- → Galician: parque
- → Hebrew: פַּרק (park)
- → Hindi: पार्क (pārk)
- → Hungarian: park
- → Icelandic: park
- → Kazakh: парк (park)
- → Kyrgyz: парк (park)
- → Latvian: parks
- → Lithuanian: parkas
- → Macedonian: парк (park)
- → Maltese: park
- → Maori: pāka
- → Mongolian: парк (park)
- → Norwegian:
- Bokmål: park
- Nynorsk: park
- → Persian: پارک (pârk)
- → Polish: park
- → Portuguese: parque
- → Romanian: parc
- → Russian: парк (park)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: парк
- Latin: park
- → Slovak: park
- → Slovene: park
- → Spanish: parque
- → Tajik: парк (park)
- → Tamil: பூங்கா (pūṅkā)
- → Turkish: park
- → Turkmen: park
- → Ukrainian: парк (park)
- → Urdu: پارک (pārk)
- → Uzbek: park
- → Yiddish: פּאַרק (park)
Further reading
- “parc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French parc.
Noun
parc m (plural parcs)
- enclosure (enclosed area)
- 1600, Olivier de Serres, Bonafous, Balbis, Tissot, Le Theatre d'Agriculture et Mesnage des champs d'Olivier de Serres Seigneur du Pradel, page 322
- compose-on le parc selon l'usage des lieux
- we make up the enclosure depending on the circumstances of the place
- compose-on le parc selon l'usage des lieux
- 1600, Olivier de Serres, Bonafous, Balbis, Tissot, Le Theatre d'Agriculture et Mesnage des champs d'Olivier de Serres Seigneur du Pradel, page 322
Descendants
- French: parc
Old French
Alternative forms
- park, parke
Etymology
From Medieval Latin parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”).
Noun
parc m (oblique plural pars, nominative singular pars, nominative plural parc)
- enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a clearing
Descendants
- Middle French: parc, parque
- French: parc (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Middle French: parquet, parchet
- French: parquet (see there for further descendants)
- Norman: parc
- → Middle English: park, parc, parck, perke, paric
- English: park
- Yola: park
Romanian
Etymology
From French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”).
Noun
parc n (plural parcuri)
- park; garden; terrace
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) parc | parcul | (niște) parcuri | parcurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) parc | parcului | (unor) parcuri | parcurilor |
vocative | parcule | parcurilor |
Derived terms
- parc național
- parc sportiv
- parc zoologic
Related terms
- grădină
Welsh
Etymology
From Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“enclosure, fence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /park/
Noun
parc m (plural parciau)
- park
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
parc | barc | mharc | pharc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |