okoun

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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

Noun

okoun m anim

  1. 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

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

Further reading

  • “okoun”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “okoun”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
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