oceano

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See also: Oceano, océano, and oçeano

Esperanto

Etymology

From English ocean, French océan, German Ozean, Italian oceano, Russian океа́н (okeán), Spanish océano etc., from Latin ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, Oceanus).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: o‧ce‧a‧no

Noun

oceano (accusative singular oceanon, plural oceanoj, accusative plural oceanojn)

  1. (geography) ocean

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto oceanoEnglish oceanFrench océanGerman OzeanItalian oceanoRussian океа́н (okeán)Spanish océano, from Latin ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, Oceanus).

Pronunciation

Noun

oceano (plural oceani)

  1. ocean

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōceanus, from the name of the deity Ōceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈt͡ʃɛ.a.no/
  • Rhymes: -ɛano
  • Hyphenation: o‧cè‧a‧no

Noun

oceano m (plural oceani)

  1. ocean
  2. (figurative) immensity, infinity

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

ōceanō

  1. dative/ablative singular of ōceanus

Portuguese

Oceano

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Oceanus, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, Oceanus, a water deity).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.seˈɐ̃.nu/, /o.siˈɐ̃.nu/ , (faster pronunciation) /oˈsjɐ̃.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.seˈɐ.no/
 

Noun

oceano m (plural oceanos)

  1. ocean
    A casa tem vista para o oceano.
    The house has an ocean view.
  2. (figurative) immensity, infinity
    um oceano de oportunidadesan ocean of opportunities

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