perche

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɛʁʃ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē). ==== Noun ==== perche f (plural perches) 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) pole (sports) pole-vaulting; pole (skiing) T-bar (sound engineering) 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 == === 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) perch (kind of fish). ===== Descendants ===== English: perch ===== References ===== “perche, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 August 2018. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Old French perche, from Latin pertica. ==== Alternative forms ==== perch, preche, perdge ==== 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 9 August 2018. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpeɾt͡ʃe/ [ˈpeɾ.t͡ʃe] Rhymes: -eɾtʃe Syllabification: per‧che === Verb === perche inflection of perchar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative