oceanus
Appearance
See also: Oceanus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός m (ōkeănós).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [oːˈke.a.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [oˈt͡ʃɛː.a.nus]
Noun
[edit]ōceanus m (genitive ōceanī); second declension
- ocean, sea
- (Medieval Latin) any large body of water, including a channel or river
- Ōceanus Britannicus
- the English Channel
- (literally, “[the] British Ocean”)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ōceanus | ōceanī |
genitive | ōceanī | ōceanōrum |
dative | ōceanō | ōceanīs |
accusative | ōceanum | ōceanōs |
ablative | ōceanō | ōceanīs |
vocative | ōceane | ōceanī |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Ōceanus m
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “oceanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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