# окунь
## Old Ruthenian
### Alternative forms

* о́кꙋнь (ókunʹ) — alternative spelling

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic о́кунь (ókunĭ), from Proto-Slavic *òkunь. Cognate with Russian о́кунь (ókunʹ), Old Polish okoń, okuń, Old Czech okún.

### Noun

окунь • (okunʹ) m animal
* perch, bass

#### Descendants

* Belarusian: аку́нь (akúnʹ); во́кунь (vókunʹ), о́кунь (ókunʹ) (dialectal)
* Ukrainian: о́кунь (ókunʹ); о́конь (ókonʹ) (dialectal)

### References

* ↑ Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*okunъ/ь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 43
* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “о́кунь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 177
* ↑ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “аку́нь”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 104

### Further reading

* Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “окунь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 22 (оддыханье – ость), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 181
* Tymchenko, E. K. (2003) “окунь”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (О – Я), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 41

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic о́кунь (ókunĭ), from Proto-Slavic *òkunь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈokʊnʲ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

о́кунь • (ókunʹ) m anim (genitive о́куня, nominative plural о́куни, genitive plural окуне́й, relational adjective окунёвый or о́куневый, diminutive окунёк or окушо́к or окунёчек)
* perch
* bass

#### Derived terms

* морско́й о́кунь (morskój ókunʹ)

#### Related terms

* окунёвый (okunjóvyj)

#### Descendants

* → Avar: окунь (okunʲ)
* → Chechen: окунь (okunʲ)
* → Dargwa: окунь (okun’)
* → Erzya: окунь (okuń)
* → Kyrgyz: окунь (okun)
* → Russenorsk: haakonn

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian о́кунь (ókunʹ), from Old East Slavic о́кунь (ókunĭ), from Proto-Slavic *òkunь. Cognate with Polish okoń, Belarusian акунь (akunʹ), Czech okoun, Slovak okún, Bulgarian окун (okun), Serbo-Croatian окун.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔkʊnʲ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

о́кунь • (ókunʹ) m animal (genitive о́куня, nominative plural о́куні, genitive plural о́кунів)
* perch, bass (Morone spp.)
** 1959, Платон Воронько, Драгі, page 114:І ловилася риба в сітки — Скумбрія, окуні і бичкиI lovylasja ryba v sitky — Skumbrija, okuni i byčkyAnd fish were caught in nets — mackerel, perch and goby

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “окунь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “окунь”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “окунь”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “окунь”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “окунь”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “окунь”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “окунь”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
* Yuliya Kutsokon, Yuriy Kvach (2012 September) “Українські назви міног і риб фауни України для наукового вжитку [Ukrainian names of lampreys and fishes of the fauna of Ukraine]”, in Studia Biologica‎, volume 6, number 2, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 199-220