occean

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === occian, occyan, occyane, occeane, oxyan === Etymology === From Old French occean, from Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔːsjan/, /ˈɔksjan/ === Noun === occean (plural occeans) A large sea believed to encircle the world's land. Any ocean (large body of water) ==== Descendants ==== English: ocean Scots: ocean ==== References ==== “occean, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 November 2018. == Middle French == === Alternative forms === ocean === Noun === occean m (plural occeans) ocean (large body of water) == Old French == === Alternative forms === ocean === Noun === occean oblique singular, m (oblique plural occeans, nominative singular occeans, nominative plural occean) ocean (large body of water) ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: occean