ahven

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • European perch, Perca fluviatilis.
  • perch any fish in the genus Perca
  • (in plural) Percidae taxonomic family in the order Perciformes
  • (colloquial) bass
  • (in compounds) perciform; short for ahvenkala (perciform fish), see e.g. seeprakirjoahven (seeprakirjoahven)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *ahven.

Origin

Proto-Finnic

*ahven

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