oceanus
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See also: Oceanus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός (ōkeanós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oːˈke.a.nus/, [oːˈkeänʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈt͡ʃe.a.nus/, [oˈt͡ʃɛːänus]
Noun
ōceanus m (genitive ōceanī); second declension
- ocean, sea
- (Medieval Latin) any large body of water, including a channel or river
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Derived terms
- Ōceanus Britannicus
- Ōceanus Germānicus
- Ōceanus Vergivius
- Ōceanus Ā̆tlanticus
Related terms
Descendants
- → Basque: ozeano
- Catalan: oceà
- → Dutch: oceaan
- → English: ocean
- French: océan
- Friulian: ocean
- → Galician: océano
- → German: Ozean
- → Old Irish: océn
- Irish: aigéan
- Scottish Gaelic: aigeann
- Italian: oceano
- Occitan: ocean
- Piedmontese: ocean
- → Portuguese: oceano
- Romanian: ocean
- Sicilian: ucèanu
- Spanish: océano
- → Welsh: eigion
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