okoun

Czech

Etymology

Pan-Slavic, derived from oko (eye) with uncertain motivation.[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

  1. perch

Declension

References

  1. okoun in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. "okoun" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
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