osean

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch oceaan, from Middle French ocean, from Latin oceanus, from Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /oˈsean/ [oˈse.an]
• Rhymes: -ean
• Syllabification: o‧se‧an

Noun

osean (plural osean-osean)

1. (geography, uncommon) ocean

   Synonyms: lautan, samudra

Related terms

• Oseania

Further reading

• “osean”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós), via Latin oceanus.

Noun

osean n (definite singular oseanet, indefinite plural osean or oseaner, definite plural oseana or oseanene)

1. an ocean (also used figuratively)

Derived terms

• oseanisk

References

• “osean” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós), via Latin oceanus.

Noun

osean n (definite singular oseanet, indefinite plural osean, definite plural oseana)

1. an ocean (also used figuratively)

Derived terms

• oseanisk

References

• “osean” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Verb

osean

1. third-person plural present indicative of osear