perch

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-der. Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē)der. Latin percader. Old French perchebor. Middle English perche English perch From Middle English perche, from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”), cognate with περκνός (perknós, “dark-spotted”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ-, whence also Old English forn (“trout”), German Forelle (“trout”).

From Middle English perche, from Old French perche, from Latin pertica (“staff, long pole, measuring rod”).

201 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: sharrok — fish of the genus Perca
• Albanian: sharmak — fish of the genus Perca
• Armenian: պերկես (perkes) — fish of the genus Perca
• Azerbaijani: xanı — fish of the genus Perca
• Azerbaijani: xanıbalığı — fish of the genus Perca
• Bashkir: алабуға (alabuğa) — fish of the genus Perca
• Belarusian: аку́нь (akúnʹ) — fish of the genus Perca
• Belarusian: во́кунь (vókunʹ) — fish of the genus Perca
• Bulgarian: ко́стур (kóstur) — fish of the genus Perca
• Catalan: perca — fish of the genus Perca
• Chinese Cantonese: 鱸魚 /鲈鱼 — fish of the genus Perca
• Chinese Mandarin: 鱸魚 /鲈鱼 (lúyú) — fish of the genus Perca
• Chuvash: уланкӑ (ulank̬ă) — fish of the genus Perca
• Czech: okoun — fish of the genus Perca
• Danish: abborre — fish of the genus Perca
• Dutch: baars — fish of the genus Perca
• Esperanto: perko — fish of the genus Perca
• Estonian: ahven — fish of the genus Perca
• Finnish: ahven — fish of the genus Perca
• French: perche — fish of the genus Perca
• West-Frisian: bears — fish of the genus Perca
• Georgian: ქორჭილა (korč̣ila) — fish of the genus Perca
• German: Barsch — fish of the genus Perca
• Greek: πέρκα (pérka) — fish of the genus Perca
• Ancient Greek: πέρκη (pérkē) — fish of the genus Perca
• Ancient Greek: ὀρφώς (orphṓs) — fish of the genus Perca
• Hungarian: sügér — fish of the genus Perca
• Icelandic: aborri — fish of the genus Perca
• Ido: perko — fish of the genus Perca
• Ingrian: ahven — fish of the genus Perca
• Irish: péirse — fish of the genus Perca
• Italian: pesce persico — fish of the genus Perca
• Italian: perca — fish of the genus Perca
• Japanese: ペルカ (peruka) — fish of the genus Perca
• Komi-Permyak: ёкыш (jokyš) — fish of the genus Perca
• Komi-Zyrian: ёкыш (jokyš) — fish of the genus Perca
• Latin: perca — fish of the genus Perca
• Latvian: asaris — fish of the genus Perca
• Macedonian: ко́стреш (kóstreš) — fish of the genus Perca
• Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠮᡥᠠ (sahamha) — fish of the genus Perca
• Eastern Mari: олаҥге (olaŋge) — fish of the genus Perca
• Western Mari: алангы (alangy) — fish of the genus Perca
• Nootka: ƛ̕isapiiḥ — fish of the genus Perca
• Nootka: ƛ̕isapaḥ — fish of the genus Perca
• Norman: pèrche — fish of the genus Perca
• Norwegian Bokmål: abbor — fish of the genus Perca
• Norwegian Bokmål: tryte — fish of the genus Perca
• Norwegian Bokmål: skjebbe — fish of the genus Perca
• Norwegian Bokmål: åbor — fish of the genus Perca
• Norwegian Nynorsk: åbor — fish of the genus Perca
• Polabian: borš — fish of the genus Perca
• Polish: okoń — fish of the genus Perca
• Portuguese: perca — fish of the genus Perca
• Romanian: biban — fish of the genus Perca
• Russian: о́кунь (ókunʹ) — fish of the genus Perca
• Scottish Gaelic: muc-locha — fish of the genus Perca
• Scottish Gaelic: creagag-uisge — fish of the genus Perca
• Serbo-Croatian: гргеч — fish of the genus Perca
• Serbo-Croatian: grgeč — fish of the genus Perca
• Slovak: okúň — fish of the genus Perca
• Southern Altai: алабуга (alabuga) — fish of the genus Perca
• Spanish: perca — fish of the genus Perca
• Swedish: abborre — fish of the genus Perca
• Tatar: алабуга (alabuğa) — fish of the genus Perca
• Turkish: levrek — fish of the genus Perca
• Udmurt: юш (juš) — fish of the genus Perca
• Ukrainian: о́кунь (ókunʹ) — fish of the genus Perca
• Welsh: draenog — fish of the genus Perca
• Yiddish: אָקון (okun) — fish of the genus Perca
• Yurok: wahkwehl — fish of the genus Perca
• Zazaki: lewreg — fish of the genus Perca
• Armenian: պերկեսազգի (perkesazgi) — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Finnish: ahven — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Greek: πέρκα (pérka) — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Italian: luccioperca — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Italian: sandra — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Italian: luccio — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Norwegian Bokmål: abbor — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Norwegian Bokmål: tryte — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Norwegian Bokmål: skjebbe — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Norwegian Bokmål: åbor — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Portuguese: pércida — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Portuguese: percídeo — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Serbo-Croatian: grgeči — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Spanish: perca — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Turkish: levrek — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Zazaki: lewregane — fish in the taxonomic family Percidae
• Armenian: պերկեսակերպ (perkesakerp) — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Finnish: ahvenkala — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Finnish: ahven — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Greek: πέρκα (pérka) — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Italian: spigola — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Italian: branzino — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Ngarrindjeri: pillulkie — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Norwegian Bokmål: piggfinnefisk — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Portuguese: perciforme — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Scottish Gaelic: basan — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Serbo-Croatian: grgečke — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Turkish: levrek — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Zazaki: lewreginan — fish in the taxonomic order Perciformes
• Armenian: թառ (tʻaṙ) — rod used by bird
• Central Bikol: tugdunan — rod used by bird
• Catalan: barrella — rod used by bird
• Chinese Mandarin: 棲架 /栖架 (qījià) — rod used by bird
• Czech: hřad — rod used by bird
• Czech: bidlo — rod used by bird
• Danish: siddepind — rod used by bird
• Dutch: stok — rod used by bird
• Finnish: orsi — rod used by bird
• French: perchoir — rod used by bird
• Galician: poleiro — rod used by bird
• German: Hühnerstange — rod used by bird
• Greek: κούρνια (koúrnia) — rod used by bird
• Ancient Greek: πέτευρον (péteuron) — rod used by bird
• Hungarian: ülőrúd — rod used by bird
• Hungarian: rúd — rod used by bird
• Hungarian: ág — rod used by bird
• Irish: fara — rod used by bird
• Italian: pertica — rod used by bird
• Italian: trespolo — rod used by bird
• Kazakh: тұғыр (tūğyr) — rod used by bird
• Korean: 횃대 (hwaetdae) — rod used by bird
• Latvian: lakta — rod used by bird
• Lithuanian: lakta — rod used by bird
• Macedonian: се́дело (sédelo) — rod used by bird
• Māori: rongohua — rod used by bird
• Māori: pae — rod used by bird
• Norwegian Bokmål: sittepinne — rod used by bird
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vagl — rod used by bird
• Polish: grzęda — rod used by bird
• Polish: żerdź — rod used by bird
• Portuguese: poleiro — rod used by bird
• Russian: насе́ст (nasést) — rod used by bird
• Russian: жердь (žerdʹ) — rod used by bird
• Russian: жёрдочка (žórdočka) — rod used by bird
• Scottish Gaelic: spiris — rod used by bird
• Slovak: bidlo — rod used by bird
• Spanish: alcándara — rod used by bird
• Spanish: percha — rod used by bird
• Swedish: sittpinne — rod used by bird
• Turkish: tünek — rod used by bird
• Ottoman Turkish: تونك (tünek) — rod used by bird
• Walloon: djok — rod used by bird
• Zazaki: dunek — rod used by bird
• Armenian: թառել (tʻaṙel) — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Central Bikol: tugdon — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Chinese Mandarin: 棲息 /栖息 (qīxī) — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Finnish: istua orrella — to rest on a perch, to roost
• French: se percher — to rest on a perch, to roost
• German: niederlassen — to rest on a perch, to roost
• German: setzen — to rest on a perch, to roost
• German: niedersetzen — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Greek: κουρνιάζω (kourniázo) — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Hungarian: leszáll — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Hungarian: megül — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Hungarian: megtelepszik — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Hungarian: letelepszik — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Hungarian: gubbaszt — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Indonesian: hinggap — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Italian: appollaiarsi — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vagla — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Polish: przysiadać — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Polish: przysiąść — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Portuguese: empoleirar-se — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Spanish: empercharse — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Spanish: apercharse — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Turkish: tünemek — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Turkish: konmak — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Ottoman Turkish: تونهمك (tünemek) — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Ottoman Turkish: تونكلمك (tüneklemek) — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Walloon: s' adjoker — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Walloon: s' apîçter — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Walloon: si mete a djoke — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Yiddish: זיצן (zitsn) — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Yiddish: אַראָפּלאָזן (aroplozn) — to rest on a perch, to roost
• Armenian: թառել (tʻaṙel) — to stay in an elevated position
• Finnish: olla korkealla — to stay in an elevated position
• Hungarian: telepszik — to stay in an elevated position
• Hungarian: megtelepszik — to stay in an elevated position
• Hungarian: felül — to stay in an elevated position
• Russian: возвышаться (vozvyšatʹsja) — to stay in an elevated position
• Turkish: tünemek — to stay in an elevated position
• Ottoman Turkish: تونهمك (tünemek) — to stay in an elevated position
• Ottoman Turkish: تونكلمك (tüneklemek) — to stay in an elevated position
• Walloon: si mete a djoke — to stay in an elevated position
• Walloon: s' adjoker — to stay in an elevated position
• Finnish: ripustaa — to place something on a perch
• Finnish: panna orrelle — to place something on a perch
• French: percher — to place something on a perch
• French: jucher — to place something on a perch
• Hungarian: rárak — to place something on a perch
• Hungarian: ráhelyez — to place something on a perch
• Portuguese: empoleirar — to place something on a perch
• Spanish: emperchar — to place something on a perch
• Spanish: aperchar — to place something on a perch
• Turkish: kondurmak — to place something on a perch
• Turkish: tünetmek — to place something on a perch
• Walloon: adjoker — to place something on a perch
• Finnish: tarkastaa — to inspect cloth using a perch
• Hungarian: vizsgál — to inspect cloth using a perch
• Hungarian: átnéz — to inspect cloth using a perch