English

Proper noun

Perche

1. (historical) A former province of northwestern France, corresponding to the modern departments of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher and Sarthe.

Related terms

• Percheron

French

Noun

perche f ‎(plural perches)

1. perch (type of fish)

Etymology 2

From Old French, from Latin pertica, through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *pert'ca. Compare Catalan perxa.

Noun

perche f ‎(plural perches)

1. pole
2. (sports) pole-vaulting; pole
3. (skiing) T-bar
4. boom (for microphone etc.)
5. perch (for birds)
6. rod (unit of length)
7. (aeronautics) probe

Derived terms

• saut à la perche
• tendre la perche

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Verb

perche

1. first-person singular present indicative of percher
2. third-person singular present indicative of percher
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of percher
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of percher
5. second-person singular imperative of percher

Anagrams

• pécher, pêcher, prêche, prêché