oceano

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

• IPA^(key): [ot͡seˈano]

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

Noun

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

1. (geography) ocean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ot͡seˈano/

Noun

oceano (plural oceani)

1. ocean

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

See also

• geografia

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oːˈke.a.noː/, [oːˈkeänoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈt͡ʃe.a.no/, [oˈt͡ʃɛːäno]

Noun

ōceanō

1. dative/ablative singular of ōceanus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Homophone: Oceano
• Hyphenation: o‧ce‧a‧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 oportunidades ― an ocean of opportunities