ocean

Significat (English)

1. One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
2. Water belonging to an ocean.
3. An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.
4. A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).

Synonyms

sea

🌊

deep sea

body of water

lake

open sea

salt water

deep

bounding main

great sea

oceanic

brine

saltwater

seawater

sea water

water body

watercourse

waters

neptune

Ocean

🌊

large sea

great deep

great blue sea

salt

🧂

receptacle of water

a river track

basin

river route

a large amount of

O.

⭕

oceanus

expanse of water

beach

🏖️

briny

deep-sea

high sea

high seas

liner

many

pond

reservoir

river

Amb guionet com a

o‧cean

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from anglès mitjà: *ocean

Cognate with Saterfriesisch: Oceoan

Cognate with frisó occidental: oseaan

Cognate with neerlandès: oceaan

Cognate with alemany: Ozean

Cognate with danès: ocean

Cognate with suec: ocean

Cognate with francès: océan

Cognate with italià: oceano

In summary

From Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowed or reinforced by Middle French ocean), from Latin Ōceanus, originally from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”, a water deity). Displaced native Old English gārseċġ. Also commonly referred to as the ocean sea, the sea of ocean (compare Latin mare ōceanum; Old French mer oceane, occeanne mer). Compare Saterland Frisian Oceoan (“ocean”), West Frisian oseaan (“ocean”), Dutch oceaan (“ocean”), German Low German Ozeaan (“ocean”), German Ozean (“ocean”), Danish ocean (“ocean”), Swedish ocean (“ocean”), French océan (“ocean”), Italian oceano (“ocean”). Doublet of Oceanus/Okeanos.