ahven

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Estonian

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A European perch.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahvën (perch), of further unknown origin.

Cognate with Finnish ahven, Karelian ahven, Võro ahhun', Ter Sami vïezvan, and Northern Sami vuoskku.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑhven
  • Hyphenation: ah‧ven

Noun

ahven (genitive ahvena, partitive ahvenat)

  1. a European perch (a species of fish of the Percidae family, Perca fluviatilisws) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. a perch (any fish of the genus Percaws)
  3. (in the plural) Percidae (taxonomic family in the order Perciformesws)
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Declension

Declension of ahven (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahven ahvenad
accusative nom.
gen. ahvena
genitive ahvenate
partitive ahvenat ahvenaid
illative ahvenasse ahvenatesse
ahvenaisse
inessive ahvenas ahvenates
ahvenais
elative ahvenast ahvenatest
ahvenaist
allative ahvenale ahvenatele
ahvenaile
adessive ahvenal ahvenatel
ahvenail
ablative ahvenalt ahvenatelt
ahvenailt
translative ahvenaks ahvenateks
ahvenaiks
terminative ahvenani ahvenateni
essive ahvenana ahvenatena
abessive ahvenata ahvenateta
comitative ahvenaga ahvenatega

References

  • ahven in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • ahven”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • ahven”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

Pronunciation

Noun

ahven

  1. perch (any fish in the genus Perca)
    Alternative form: (dialectal) ahvena
    Synonym: (euphemism) kyrmyniska
    1. (specifically) European perch, Perca fluviatilis
  2. (in the plural) Percidae (taxonomic family in the order Perciformes)
  3. (in compounds) perciform (like in ahvenkala (perciform fish), see e.g. seeprakirjoahven)
  4. (colloquial, in compounds) bass (fish)
    Synonym: bassi

Declension

Inflection of ahven (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative ahven ahvenet
genitive ahvenen ahvenien
ahventen
partitive ahventa ahvenia
illative ahveneen ahveniin
singular plural
nominative ahven ahvenet
accusative nom. ahven ahvenet
gen. ahvenen
genitive ahvenen ahvenien
ahventen
partitive ahventa ahvenia
inessive ahvenessa ahvenissa
elative ahvenesta ahvenista
illative ahveneen ahveniin
adessive ahvenella ahvenilla
ablative ahvenelta ahvenilta
allative ahvenelle ahvenille
essive ahvenena ahvenina
translative ahveneksi ahveniksi
abessive ahvenetta ahvenitta
instructive ahvenin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ahven (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ahveneni ahveneni
accusative nom. ahveneni ahveneni
gen. ahveneni
genitive ahveneni ahvenieni
ahventeni
partitive ahventani ahveniani
inessive ahvenessani ahvenissani
elative ahvenestani ahvenistani
illative ahveneeni ahveniini
adessive ahvenellani ahvenillani
ablative ahveneltani ahveniltani
allative ahvenelleni ahvenilleni
essive ahvenenani ahveninani
translative ahvenekseni ahvenikseni
abessive ahvenettani ahvenittani
instructive
comitative ahvenineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ahvenesi ahvenesi
accusative nom. ahvenesi ahvenesi
gen. ahvenesi
genitive ahvenesi ahveniesi
ahventesi
partitive ahventasi ahveniasi
inessive ahvenessasi ahvenissasi
elative ahvenestasi ahvenistasi
illative ahveneesi ahveniisi
adessive ahvenellasi ahvenillasi
ablative ahveneltasi ahveniltasi
allative ahvenellesi ahvenillesi
essive ahvenenasi ahveninasi
translative ahveneksesi ahveniksesi
abessive ahvenettasi ahvenittasi
instructive
comitative ahveninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ahvenemme ahvenemme
accusative nom. ahvenemme ahvenemme
gen. ahvenemme
genitive ahvenemme ahveniemme
ahventemme
partitive ahventamme ahveniamme
inessive ahvenessamme ahvenissamme
elative ahvenestamme ahvenistamme
illative ahveneemme ahveniimme
adessive ahvenellamme ahvenillamme
ablative ahveneltamme ahveniltamme
allative ahvenellemme ahvenillemme
essive ahvenenamme ahveninamme
translative ahveneksemme ahveniksemme
abessive ahvenettamme ahvenittamme
instructive
comitative ahveninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ahvenenne ahvenenne
accusative nom. ahvenenne ahvenenne
gen. ahvenenne
genitive ahvenenne ahvenienne
ahventenne
partitive ahventanne ahvenianne
inessive ahvenessanne ahvenissanne
elative ahvenestanne ahvenistanne
illative ahveneenne ahveniinne
adessive ahvenellanne ahvenillanne
ablative ahveneltanne ahveniltanne
allative ahvenellenne ahvenillenne
essive ahvenenanne ahveninanne
translative ahveneksenne ahveniksenne
abessive ahvenettanne ahvenittanne
instructive
comitative ahveninenne

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Ingrian

Ahven.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën. Cognates include Finnish ahven and Estonian ahven.

Pronunciation

Noun

ahven

  1. perch (fish)

Declension

Declension of ahven (type 12/tytär, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ahven ahvenet
genitive ahvenen ahveniin
partitive ahventa ahvenia
illative ahvenee ahvenii
inessive ahvenees ahveniis
elative ahvenest ahvenist
allative ahvenelle ahvenille
adessive ahveneel ahveniil
ablative ahvenelt ahvenilt
translative ahveneks ahveniks
essive ahvenenna, ahveneen ahveninna, ahveniin
exessive1) ahvenent ahvenint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 4
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ahven

  1. perch

Declension

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References

  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 13
  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “ahven”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

Noun

ahven

  1. perch (fish)

Inflection

Inflection of ahven (inflection type 21/sizar)
nominative sing. ahven
genitive sing. ahvenen
partitive sing. ahvent
partitive plur. ahvenid
singular plural
nominative ahven ahvened
accusative ahvenen ahvened
genitive ahvenen ahveniden
partitive ahvent ahvenid
essive-instructive ahvenen ahvenin
translative ahveneks ahvenikš
inessive ahvenes ahveniš
elative ahvenespäi ahvenišpäi
illative ahvenehe ahvenihe
adessive ahvenel ahvenil
ablative ahvenelpäi ahvenilpäi
allative ahvenele ahvenile
abessive ahveneta ahvenita
comitative ahvenenke ahvenidenke
prolative ahventme ahvenidme
approximative I ahvenenno ahvenidenno
approximative II ahvenennoks ahvenidennoks
egressive ahvenennopäi ahvenidennopäi
terminative I ahvenehesai ahvenihesai
terminative II ahvenelesai ahvenilesai
terminative III ahvenessai
additive I ahvenehepäi ahvenihepäi
additive II ahvenelepäi ahvenilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “окунь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika