Ὠκεανός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ɔ͜ɔke.anós/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /oːkɛanós/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /okeanós/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /oceanós/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /oceanós/
Proper noun
Ὠκεανός (genitive Ὠκεανοῦ) m, second declension; (Ōkeanos)
- Oceanus, son of Uranus & Gaia; the primary Greek water deity.
- The great river, which encompasses the world disc.
- The great Outward Sea, as opposed to the inner sea (Mediterranean Sea)
Inflection
Second declension of Ὠκεᾰνός, Ὠκεᾰνοῦ
| Case / # | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ὠκεᾰνός |
| Genitive | Ὠκεᾰνοῦ |
| Dative | Ὠκεᾰνῷ |
| Accusative | Ὠκεᾰνόν |
| Vocative | Ὠκεᾰνέ |
Derived terms
- Ὠκεανίς (Okeanis)
Descendants
- Armenian: օվկիանոս (òvkianos)
- English: Oceanus, Ocean
- Greek: Ωκεανός (Okeanos)
- Latin: Oceanus
- Turkish: Okyanus