ocean

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowed or reinforced by Middle French ocean), from Latin Ōceanus, originally from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”, a water deity). Displaced native Old English gārseċġ. Also commonly referred to as the ocean sea, the sea of ocean (compare Latin mare ōceanum; Old French mer oceane, occeanne mer). Compare Saterland Frisian Oceoan (“ocean”), West Frisian oseaan (“ocean”), Dutch oceaan (“ocean”), German Low German Ozeaan (“ocean”), German Ozean (“ocean”), Danish ocean (“ocean”), Swedish ocean (“ocean”), French océan (“ocean”), Italian oceano (“ocean”). Doublet of Oceanus/Okeanos. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊ.ʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -əʊʃən Hyphenation: o‧cean === Noun === ocean (countable and uncountable, plural oceans) (countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents. (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean. (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits. A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue). ==== Synonyms ==== (large body of water): the ogin (UK, nautical and navy) ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === lake sea === References === ocean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === acone, canoe == Occitan == === Etymology === Derived from Latin ōceanus m. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /u.seˈan/ === Noun === ocean m (plural oceans) ocean (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Related terms ==== oceanic oceanografia f === Further reading === Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 686 == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Ōceanus. Doublet of Okeanos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈt͡sɛ.an/, /ˈɔ.t͡sɛ.an/ Rhymes: -ɛan, -ɔt͡sɛan Syllabification: o‧ce‧an Homophone: Ocean === Noun === ocean m inan (related adjective oceaniczny or oceanowy) ocean (one of the large bodies of water separating the continents) ocean (water belonging to an ocean) (figurative) ocean (immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === ocean in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN ocean in Polish dictionaries at PWN ocean in PWN's encyclopedia === Anagrams === ocena == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French océan m, Latin ōceanus m, and German Ozean m. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈt͡ʃe̯an/ === Noun === ocean n (plural oceane) ocean (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Oceanul Pacific n === Further reading === “ocean”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === okèān (Serbia, Bosnia) === Etymology === From Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ot͡sěaːn/ Hyphenation: o‧ce‧an === Noun === ocèān m inan (Cyrillic spelling оцѐа̄н, relational adjective ocèānskī) (Croatia) ocean ==== Declension ==== == Slovene == === Etymology === From Latin Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔt͡sɛàːn/ === Noun === oceán m inan (geography) ocean ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “ocean”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “ocean”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Swedish == === Noun === ocean c (countable) an ocean (very large sea) Synonym: världshav (uncountable) ocean (water belonging to an ocean) (figuratively) an ocean (immense expanse or amount) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Indiska oceanen (“the Indian Ocean”) ==== See also ==== hav (“sea”) sjö === References === ocean in Svensk ordbok (SO) ocean in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) ocean in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)