okoun

== Czech == === Alternative forms === vokoun === Etymology === Inherited 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 anim perch ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “okoun”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “okoun”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989