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Proper noun

Perca f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Percidae – the yellow perches.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Perciformes - order; Percoidei - suborder; Percoidea - superfamily; Percidae - family; Percinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Perca fluviatilis - type species; Perca flavescens, Perca schrenkii - species

Italian

Noun

perca f ‎(plural perche)

1. (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

1. 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.

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)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “perca”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɾ.kɐ/

Alternative forms

• pêrca (obsolete, rare)

Noun

perca f (plural percas)

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

Synonyms

• perda

Verb

perca

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of perder
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of perder
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of perder
4. 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)

1. 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)

1. perch, Perca fluviatilis
2. bass

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• perca amarilla
• perca del Nilo