πέρκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“motley, coloured”). Cognate with Old Irish erc (“perch, salmon”) (from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos) and Proto-Germanic *furhnō (“trout”). Related also to περκνός (perknós, “dusky”) and πέρκος (pérkos, “kind of hawk”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πέρκη • (pérkē) f (genitive πέρκης); first declension

  1. perch (Perca fluviatilis)

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Armenian: պերկես (perkes)
  • → Latin: perca

References

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