perca

See also: Perca, pêrca, and perça

Italian

Etymology

From Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”).

Noun

perca f (plural perche)

(zoology, ichthyology) perch, Perca fluviatilis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“spotted, speckled”),

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈper.ka/

Noun

perca f (genitive percae); first declension

a perch (fish)
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 32.40
  […] similiter percae salsae e capite cinis melle addito […]
  Heads of salted perch, reduced to ashes, and applied with honey, are equally useful for the purpose.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	perca	percae
genitive	percae	percārum
dative	percae	percīs
accusative	percam	percās
ablative	percā	percīs
vocative	perca	percae

Descendants

Catalan: perca
English: perch
French: perche
Portuguese: perca
Spanish: perca
Translingual: Perca

References

perca in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
perca in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
perca in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
perca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From inflected form of perder (“to lose”).

Alternative forms

pêrca (obsolete, rare)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾ.kɐ/

Noun

perca f (plural percas)

(proscribed) loss (an instance of losing objects or money)

Synonyms

perda

Verb

perca

first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of perder

third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of perder

third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of perder

third-person singular (você) negative imperative of perder

Etymology 2

From Latin perca (“perch”), from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɾ.kɐ/

Noun

perca f (plural percas)

perch (fish in the genus Perca)

Derived terms

perca do Nilo

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpe̞ɾ.ka̠]

Etymology

From Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”).

Noun

perca f (plural percas)

perch, Perca fluviatilis
bass

Synonyms

(perch): robalo, róbalo
(perch): lubina

Derived terms

perca amarilla
perca del Nilo

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