océn

See also: oceń

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ocían

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoɡʲeːn/

Noun

océn m

1. ocean, (deep) sea

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	océn	océnL	océinL
Vocative	océin	océnL	océnuH
Accusative	océnN	océnL	océnuH
Genitive	océinL	océn	océnN
Dative	océnL	océnaib	océnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: aigéan
• Scottish Gaelic: aigeann

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
océn (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-océn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.