tenche
Middle English
Alternative forms
- tench, tenge, tenych, tensche
Etymology
From Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛntʃ(ə)/
Noun
tenche (plural tenches or tench)
- 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 f (oblique plural tenches, nominative singular tenche, nominative plural tenches)
- tench (fish)
Descendants
- → English: tench
- French: tanche