different between parm vs parc

English

Etymology

Shortening of parmigiana.

Noun

parm (uncountable)

1. A dish served with parmesan cheese.

Anagrams

• MRAP, pram, ramp

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *parma, originally onomatopoetic. Cognate to Finnish paarma, Ingrian paarmas. Possibly already from Proto-Finno-Ugric *parma: compare Eastern Mari ????? (pormo) and Erzya ????? (promo), ?????? (puromo).

Noun

parm (genitive parmu, partitive parmu)

1. horsefly, breezefly, gadfly, forest fly (fly of the family Tabanidae)
2. (colloquial, figuratively) drunkard

Declension

Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish paarma.

Noun

parm

1. horsefly

English

Noun

parc (plural parcs)

1. Alternative form of park (partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown)

Anagrams

• -carp, ACPR, APCR, CARP, CRAP, Carp, RCAP, carp, crap, prac

Catalan

Etymology

From Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”).

Noun

parc m (plural parcs)

1. park

Derived terms

• parc d'atraccions
• parc infantil

Further reading

• “parc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “parc” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “parc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “parc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Middle French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”). Akin to Old High German pfarrih "fencing, enclosure" (German Pferch "sheepfold"), Dutch perk, park "garden, park", Old English pearruc (“enclosure”). More at paddock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa?k/

Noun

parc m (plural parcs)

1. park
2. playpen (for children)
3. pen (for animals)
4. (total) number; stock (de (“of”))

Derived terms

• parc aquatique
• parc aux petits
• parc d'attractions
• parc fermé

Descendants

Further reading

• “parc” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French parc.

Noun

parc m (plural parcs)

1. enclosure (enclosed area)
   • 1600, Olivier de Serres, Bonafous, Balbis, Tissot, Le Theatre d'Agriculture et Mesnage des champs d'Olivier de Serres Seigneur du Pradel, page 322

     compose-on le parc selon l'usage des lieux

     we make up the enclosure depending on the circumstances of the place

Descendants

• French: parc

Old French

Alternative forms

• park, parke

Etymology

From Medieval Latin parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”).

Noun

parc m (oblique plural pars, nominative singular pars, nominative plural parc)

1. enclosed area, often fenced off, often in a clearing

Descendants

• Middle French: parc, parque
  • French: parc (see there for further descendants)
  • ? Middle French: parquet, parchet
    • French: parquet (see there for further descendants)
• Norman: parc
• ? Middle English: park, parc, parck, perke, paric
  • English: park
  • Yola: park

Romanian

Etymology

From French parc, from Old French parc, from Medieval Latin parricus (“enclosure”), from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, fenced-in area”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“fence”).

Noun

parc n (plural parcuri)

1. park; garden; terrace

Declension

Derived terms

• parc na?ional
• parc sportiv
• parc zoologic

Related terms

• gr?din?

Welsh

Etymology

From Old French parc (“livestock pen”), from Medieval Latin parcus, parricus, from Frankish *parrik (“enclosure, pen”), from Proto-Germanic *parrukaz (“enclosure, fence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /park/

Noun

parc m (plural parciau)

1. park

Mutation