oceanus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός m (ōkeănós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [oːˈke.a.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [oˈt͡ʃɛː.a.nus] === Noun === ōceanus m (genitive ōceanī); second declension ocean, sea Synonyms: mare n, pontus m (Medieval Latin) any large body of water, including a channel or river ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Ōceanus m ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “oceanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press