English → Latin
“perch” in Latin
perticapole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, (especially) the Roman rod of 10 ft (about 3 m)decempedaA ten-foot measuring rod; A unit of length equal to 10 Roman feet.; A unit of area equal to a square with sides of 10 Ropercaa perch (fish)īnsideōto sit down, in or upon; to be seated or rest in or upon; to be fixed or stamped in; adhere to; to be situated upon, stacōnsīdōto sit down, be seated; to settle, settle down, establish residence (with enduring commitment); to sit (as a judge)sedeōto sit, to be seated; to sit in an official seat; sit in council or court, hold court, preside; to keep the field, remai
The English word perch itself goes back to Latin pertica.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perch s.
A pole, pertica; decempeda, -ae (as a measuring rod): a little peach, pertica pusilla.
A certain measure, pertica (Frontin.; because the land was measured with a pole, pertica).
A certain fish, perca (Plin.).
perch v.
(arbori) insidere, considere (of several); (in arbore) sedere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perch?
- The usual Latin words for “perch” are pertica, decempeda, perca; also īnsideō, cōnsīdō, sedeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.