# ahven
## Estonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahvën (“perch”), of further unknown origin.
Cognate with Finnish ahven, Karelian ahven, Võro ahhun', Ter Sami vïezvan, and Northern Sami vuoskku.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑhven/
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* Rhymes: -ɑhven
* Hyphenation: ah‧ven

### Noun

ahven (genitive ahvena, partitive ahvenat)
* a European perch (a species of fish of the Percidae family, Perca fluviatilis) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
* a perch (any fish of the genus Perca)
* (in the plural) Percidae (taxonomic family in the order Perciformes)
* This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!

#### Declension
### References

* ahven in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “ahven”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* “ahven”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑhʋen/, [ˈɑ̝xʋe̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑhʋen
* Hyphenation: ah‧ven

### Noun

ahven
* perch (any fish in the genus Perca)
    Alternative form: (dialectal) ahvena
    Synonym: (euphemism) kyrmyniska
** (specifically) European perch, Perca fluviatilis
* (in the plural) Percidae (taxonomic family in the order Perciformes)
* (in compounds) perciform (like in ahvenkala (“perciform fish”), see e.g. seeprakirjoahven)
* (colloquial, in compounds) bass (fish)
    Synonym: bassi

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ahven (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahveneni
ahveneni
accusative
nom.
ahveneni
ahveneni
gen.
ahveneni
genitive
ahveneni
ahvenieni ahventeni
partitive
ahventani
ahveniani
inessive
ahvenessani
ahvenissani
elative
ahvenestani
ahvenistani
illative
ahveneeni
ahveniini
adessive
ahvenellani
ahvenillani
ablative
ahveneltani
ahveniltani
allative
ahvenelleni
ahvenilleni
essive
ahvenenani
ahveninani
translative
ahvenekseni
ahvenikseni
abessive
ahvenettani
ahvenittani
instructive
comitative
—ahvenineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahvenesi
ahvenesi
accusative
nom.
ahvenesi
ahvenesi
gen.
ahvenesi
genitive
ahvenesi
ahveniesi ahventesi
partitive
ahventasi
ahveniasi
inessive
ahvenessasi
ahvenissasi
elative
ahvenestasi
ahvenistasi
illative
ahveneesi
ahveniisi
adessive
ahvenellasi
ahvenillasi
ablative
ahveneltasi
ahveniltasi
allative
ahvenellesi
ahvenillesi
essive
ahvenenasi
ahveninasi
translative
ahveneksesi
ahveniksesi
abessive
ahvenettasi
ahvenittasi
instructive
comitative
—ahveninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahvenemme
ahvenemme
accusative
nom.
ahvenemme
ahvenemme
gen.
ahvenemme
genitive
ahvenemme
ahveniemme ahventemme
partitive
ahventamme
ahveniamme
inessive
ahvenessamme
ahvenissamme
elative
ahvenestamme
ahvenistamme
illative
ahveneemme
ahveniimme
adessive
ahvenellamme
ahvenillamme
ablative
ahveneltamme
ahveniltamme
allative
ahvenellemme
ahvenillemme
essive
ahvenenamme
ahveninamme
translative
ahveneksemme
ahveniksemme
abessive
ahvenettamme
ahvenittamme
instructive
comitative
—ahveninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahvenenne
ahvenenne
accusative
nom.
ahvenenne
ahvenenne
gen.
ahvenenne
genitive
ahvenenne
ahvenienne ahventenne
partitive
ahventanne
ahvenianne
inessive
ahvenessanne
ahvenissanne
elative
ahvenestanne
ahvenistanne
illative
ahveneenne
ahveniinne
adessive
ahvenellanne
ahvenillanne
ablative
ahveneltanne
ahveniltanne
allative
ahvenellenne
ahvenillenne
essive
ahvenenanne
ahveninanne
translative
ahveneksenne
ahveniksenne
abessive
ahvenettanne
ahvenittanne
instructive
comitative
—ahveninenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ahvenensa
ahvenensa
accusative
nom.
ahvenensa
ahvenensa
gen.
ahvenensa
genitive
ahvenensa
ahveniensa ahventensa
partitive
ahventaan ahventansa
ahveniaan ahveniansa
inessive
ahvenessaan ahvenessansa
ahvenissaan ahvenissansa
elative
ahvenestaan ahvenestansa
ahvenistaan ahvenistansa
illative
ahveneensa
ahveniinsa
adessive
ahvenellaan ahvenellansa
ahvenillaan ahvenillansa
ablative
ahveneltaan ahveneltansa
ahveniltaan ahveniltansa
allative
ahvenelleen ahvenellensa
ahvenilleen ahvenillensa
essive
ahvenenaan ahvenenansa
ahveninaan ahveninansa
translative
ahvenekseen ahveneksensa
ahvenikseen ahveniksensa
abessive
ahvenettaan ahvenettansa
ahvenittaan ahvenittansa
instructive
comitative
—ahvenineen ahveninensa :

#### Derived terms

* Ahvenainen
* ahvenheinä
* Ahveninen
* Ahvenisto
* Ahvenjärvi
* ahvenkala
* ahvenkalat
* Ahvenlampi
* ahvenmuhennos
* Ahvenniemi
* ahvenruoho
* Ahvenus
* ahvenvita
* aurinkoahven
* hammasahven
* juovakääpiöahven
* keltakotiloahven
* keltamalawinahven
* kirjoahven
* kirvesahven
* koralliahven
* koruahven
* kuusiraitamalawinahven
* kääpiöahven
* lasiahven
* loistokääpiöahven
* meriahven
* niilinahven
* piraattiahven
* puna-ahven
* sateenkaariahven
* seeprakotiloahven
* seepramalawinahven
* tiikeriahven

### Further reading

* “ahven”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* haven

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën. Cognates include Finnish ahven and Estonian ahven.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɑhʋen/, [ˈɑhʋe̞n]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɑhʋen/, [ˈɑhʋe̞n]
* (Hevaha) IPA: /ˈɑhʋen/, [ˈɑhʋe̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑhʋen
* Hyphenation: ah‧ven

### Noun

ahven
* perch (fish)

#### Declension
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 4
* Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 16

## Livvi
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

ahven
* perch

#### Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

### References

* Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 13
* Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “ahven”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

### Noun

ahven
* perch (fish)

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “окунь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika