Ocean

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See also océan, Océan

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Hyphenation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.5.1 See also

English

Etymology

From latinized Greek Oceanus, from Ancient Greek Ωκεανός (okeanos) "ocean", from ωκύς (okys) "fast, quick, swift" + νάω (nao) " to flow, to flux". In Greek mythology Ωκεανός was the first-born of the Titans, the personification of the god Ωκεανός Ποταμός "River Ocean", that encircled the earth.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈəʊʃən/

Hyphenation

o·cean

Noun

Ocean (plural Oceans)

1. One of the five large bodies of water separating the continents.
2. (Figurative) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.

Translations

Arabic: ٠حيط (muħíeʈ) Catalan: oceà m. Chinese: 洋 (yáng), 大洋 (dàyáng), 海洋 (hǎiyáng) Dutch: oceaan Esperanto: oceano Finnish: valtameri French: océan m. German: Ozean m. Greek: ωκεανός [o̞.ce̞.a.ˈno̞s] m. Hebrew: יָם (yam) m. Icelandic: haf, sjór, ægir (poetic), úthaf Ido: oceano Italian: oceano m.

Japanese: 大洋 (たいよう, taiyō), 海洋 (かいよう, kaiyō) Korean: 대양 (daeyang) Latin: oceanus m. Lithuanian: okeanas m., vandenynas m. Old English: holm Polish: ocean m. Portuguese: oceano m. Russian: океан (okeán) m. Slovene: ocean m. Spanish: océano m. Swedish: ocean Telugu: మహా సముద్రం (mahaa samudram) Tupinambá: paranã Turkish: okyanus Vietnamese: hải, biển

Related terms

• Oceanus
• oceanic
• oceanography
• Oceania

See also

• seafr:ocean

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