okoun

Czech

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okoun

Alternative forms

vokoun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okunь. Equivalent to oko (“eye”) +‎ -oun.^[1] Possibly derived from the fact that eyes of a perch fished up from a large depth tend to bulge out because of the sudden pressure change.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈokou̯n]

Noun

okoun m anim

perch

Declension

Declension of okoun (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	okoun	okouni
genitive	okouna	okounů
dative	okounovi, okounu	okounům
accusative	okouna	okouny
vocative	okoune	okouni
locative	okounovi, okounu	okounech
instrumental	okounem	okouny

References

^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “okoun”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia