LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

perca

perca f (genitive percae)
Classical[ˈpɛr.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.ka]

Meaning

  1. femininea perch (fish)
    […] 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.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 32.40

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepercapercae
genitivepercaepercārum
dativepercaepercīs
accusativepercampercās
ablativepercāpercīs
vocativepercapercae

perca, ae, f., = πέρκη,
I. a kind of fish, a perch, Plin. 9, 16, 24, § 57; cf. id. 32, 9, 34, § 107; 32, 10, 44, § 126; 32, 11, 53, § 145; Ov. Hal. 112; Aus. Idyll. 10, 115.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“spotted, speckled”).

Descendants
  • Catalanperca
  • Italianperca
  • Englishperchfrom Old French perche
  • Frenchperchefrom Old French perche
  • Portugueseperca
  • Spanishperca
  • Italianperchiafrom Vulgar Latin *percula
  • Italianpirchiofrom Vulgar Latin *percula
  • Normanpèrchefrom Old French perche

Quick answers

What does perca mean in Latin?
perca, a noun, means “a perch (fish)”.
What is the genitive of perca?
The genitive singular is percae. perca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce perca?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɛr.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛr.ka].