ahven

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhven/

• Rhymes: -ɑhven
• Hyphenation: ah‧ven

ahven (genitive ahvena, partitive ahvenat)

1. a European perch (a species of fish of the Percidae family, Perca fluviatilis^ws) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. a perch (any fish of the genus Perca^ws)
3. (in the plural) Percidae (taxonomic family in the order Perciformes^ws)

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Declension of ahven (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ahven	ahvenad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ahvena
genitive			ahvenate
partitive		ahvenat	ahvenaid
illative		ahvenasse	ahvenatesse ahvenaisse
inessive		ahvenas	ahvenates ahvenais
elative		ahvenast	ahvenatest ahvenaist
allative		ahvenale	ahvenatele ahvenaile
adessive		ahvenal	ahvenatel ahvenail
ablative		ahvenalt	ahvenatelt ahvenailt
translative		ahvenaks	ahvenateks ahvenaiks
terminative		ahvenani	ahvenateni
essive		ahvenana	ahvenatena
abessive		ahvenata	ahvenateta
comitative		ahvenaga	ahvenatega

• 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

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhʋen/, [ˈɑ̝xʋe̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑhʋen
• Syllabification^(key): ah‧ven

ahven

1. perch (any fish in the genus Perca)

   Alternative form: (dialectal) ahvena

   Synonym: (euphemism) kyrmyniska

   1. (specifically) European perch, Perca fluviatilis
2. (in the plural) Percidae (taxonomic family in the order Perciformes)
3. (in compounds) perciform (like in ahvenkala (“perciform fish”), see e.g. seeprakirjoahven)
4. (colloquial, in compounds) bass (fish)

   Synonym: bassi

Inflection of ahven (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
nominative		ahven	ahvenet
genitive		ahvenen	ahvenien ahventen
partitive		ahventa	ahvenia
illative		ahveneen	ahveniin
		singular	plural
nominative		ahven	ahvenet
accusative	nom.	ahven	ahvenet
	gen.	ahvenen
genitive		ahvenen	ahvenien ahventen
partitive		ahventa	ahvenia
inessive		ahvenessa	ahvenissa
elative		ahvenesta	ahvenista
illative		ahveneen	ahveniin
adessive		ahvenella	ahvenilla
ablative		ahvenelta	ahvenilta
allative		ahvenelle	ahvenille
essive		ahvenena	ahvenina
translative		ahveneksi	ahveniksi
abessive		ahvenetta	ahvenitta
instructive		—	ahvenin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

• “ahven”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• haven

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

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

ahven

1. perch (fish)

Declension of ahven (type 12/tytär, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	ahven	ahvenet
genitive	ahvenen	ahveniin
partitive	ahventa	ahvenia
illative	ahvenee	ahvenii
inessive	ahvenees	ahveniis
elative	ahvenest	ahvenist
allative	ahvenelle	ahvenille
adessive	ahveneel	ahveniil
ablative	ahvenelt	ahvenilt
translative	ahveneks	ahveniks
essive	ahvenenna, ahveneen	ahveninna, ahveniin
exessive1)	ahvenent	ahvenint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• 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

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

ahven

1. perch

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• 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^[2], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

From Proto-Finnic *ahvën.

ahven

1. perch (fish)

Inflection of ahven (inflection type 21/sizar)
nominative sing.	ahven
genitive sing.	ahvenen
partitive sing.	ahvent
partitive plur.	ahvenid
	singular	plural
nominative	ahven	ahvened
accusative	ahvenen	ahvened
genitive	ahvenen	ahveniden
partitive	ahvent	ahvenid
essive-instructive	ahvenen	ahvenin
translative	ahveneks	ahvenikš
inessive	ahvenes	ahveniš
elative	ahvenespäi	ahvenišpäi
illative	ahvenehe	ahvenihe
adessive	ahvenel	ahvenil
ablative	ahvenelpäi	ahvenilpäi
allative	ahvenele	ahvenile
abessive	ahveneta	ahvenita
comitative	ahvenenke	ahvenidenke
prolative	ahventme	ahvenidme
approximative I	ahvenenno	ahvenidenno
approximative II	ahvenennoks	ahvenidennoks
egressive	ahvenennopäi	ahvenidennopäi
terminative I	ahvenehesai	ahvenihesai
terminative II	ahvenelesai	ahvenilesai
terminative III	ahvenessai	—
additive I	ahvenehepäi	ahvenihepäi
additive II	ahvenelepäi	ahvenilepäi

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “окунь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[3], Petrozavodsk: Periodika