orfe
English
editEtymology
edit19th century. Borrowed from German orfe, orf, possibly from French orphe or Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus (“gilt-head bream”), from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς (orphṓs, “sea perch”).
May be related to Old English eorp, earp (“dark, dusky”), Old High German erpf (“brown”), Old Norse jarpr (“brown”), and Ancient Greek ὀρφνός (orphnós, “dark”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editorfe (plural orfes)
- A fish, the ide, Leuciscus idus.
Translations
editLeuciscus idus — see ide
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editorfe (feminine òrfena, masculine plural orfes or òrfens, feminine plural òrfenes)
Noun
editorfe m (plural orfes or òrfens, feminine òrfena)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “orfe” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “orfe”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “orfe” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “orfe” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle English
editNoun
editorfe
- Alternative form of orf
Old English
editPronunciation
editNoun
editorfe
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