océn

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See also: oceń

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Mutation of océn
radical lenition nasalization
océn
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-océn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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