pertica

See also: pértica

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pertica.

Noun

pertica f (plural pertiche)

pole, rod
beanpole

Derived terms

perticata

Anagrams

carpite, crepati, crepita

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *perth, *pertikā, see also Oscan 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌊 (perek, “pole”), Umbrian 𐌐𐌄𐌓𐌊𐌀𐌅 (perkav, “rod”). Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pertʰ- (“pole, sprout”) (Ancient Greek πτόρθος (ptórthos, “sprout”), Sanskrit कपृथ् (kapṛth, “penis”)), though de Vaan dismisses this as unconvincing.

Compare ridica (“stake”).

Noun

pertica f (genitive perticae); first declension

pole, long staff
measuring rod
(units of measure) rod, (especially) the Roman rod of 10 ft (about 3 m)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pertica	perticae
Genitive	perticae	perticārum
Dative	perticae	perticīs
Accusative	perticam	perticās
Ablative	perticā	perticīs
Vocative	pertica	perticae

Synonyms

decempeda

Derived terms

perticalis

Descendants

Itali-Romance:
- Italian: pertica, perchia (Tuscan)
Padanian:
- Emilian: perdga
- Ligurian: pèrtega
- Lombard: pèrtega, pertia
- Piedmontese: pèrtia, pèrcia, perga
Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: perche, percha (Valdôtain)
- French: perche
- Norman: pèrque
Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: perxa
  - → Spanish: percha
- Occitan: pèrga
  Gascon: pèrja
  Nord-Occitan: perja
  Provençal: pertega
  Vivaro-Alpine: pertia, perga
Ibero-Romance:
- Galician: pértega
Borrowings:
- → English: perch, pertica
- → Portuguese: pértiga, pírtiga (semi-learned) (semi-learned)
- → Old Spanish: piértiga, pértiga (semi-learned) (semi-learned)
  - → Spanish: pértiga (semi-learned)

References

“pertica”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“pertica”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
pertica in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
pertica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
“pertica”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN