orfe

Meaning

A fish, the ide, Leuciscus idus.

Synonyms

ide

id

🆔

Translations

Leuciscus idus

winde

ide mélanote

Aland

Nerfling

cachuelo

Orfe

aland

ido

cacho

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔːf/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: eorp

Cognate with Old High German: erpf

Cognate with Old Norse: jarpr

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ὀρφνός

In summary

19th 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”).