perche
See also: Perche, pèrche, perché, perchè, and perche'
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁʃ/
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Etymology 1
From Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē).
Noun
perche f (plural perches)
- perch (type of fish)
Derived terms
- perche commune
- perche de mer
- perche de rivière
- perche européenne
- perche franche
Etymology 2
From Old French perche, from Latin pertica, through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *pert'ca. Compare Catalan perxa.
Noun
perche f (plural perches)
- pole
- (sports) pole-vaulting; pole
- (skiing) T-bar
- boom (for microphone etc.)
- perch (for birds)
- rod (unit of length)
- (aeronautics) probe
Derived terms
- saut à la perche
- tendre la perche
- tendre une perche
Etymology 3
Inflected forms.
Verb
perche
- inflection of percher:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “perche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- pécher, pêcher, prêche, prêché
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.ke/
- Rhymes: -ɛrke
- Hyphenation: pèr‧che
Noun
perche
- plural of perca
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛrt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈpɛːrt͡ʃ(ə)/
Noun
perche (plural perches or perche)
- perch (kind of fish).
Descendants
- English: perch
References
- “perche, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old French perche, from Latin pertica.
Alternative forms
- perch, preche, perdge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛrt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈpɛːrt͡ʃ(ə)/
Noun
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
- perchyn
- percher
Descendants
- English: perch
References
- “perche, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-09.
Spanish
Verb
perche
- inflection of perchar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative