parc

Noun

parc (plural parcs)

1. Alternative form of park (partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown)

Anagrams

• -carp, ACPR, APCR, CARP, CRAP, Carp, RCAP, carp, crap, prac

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”).

Noun

parc m (plural parcs)

1. park

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)

1. park
2. playpen (for children)
3. pen (for animals)
4. (total) number; stock (de (“of”))

Further reading

• “parc” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Old French parc.

Noun

parc m (plural parcs)

1. 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

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)

1. enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a clearing

Etymology

From French parc.

Noun

parc n (plural parcuri)

1. park; garden; terrace

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /park/

Noun

parc m (plural parciau)

1. park

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