okoun

Czech

Alternative forms

• vokoun

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *okunь. Equivalent to oko (“eye”) +‎ -oun. 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈokou̯n]

Noun

okoun m

1. perch

Declension

Declension

	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

Further reading

• okoun in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• okoun in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989