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Old Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós).
Pronunciation
Noun
océn m
- ocean, (deep) sea
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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océn
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océnL
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océinL
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| Vocative
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océin
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océnL
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océnuH
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| Accusative
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océnN
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océnL
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océnuH
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| Genitive
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océinL
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océn
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océnN
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| Dative
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océnL
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océnaib
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océnaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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océn
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-océn
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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