océn

See also: oceń

Old Irish

Alternative forms

ocían

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoɡʲeːn/

Noun

océn m

ocean, (deep) sea

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	océn	océn^L	océin^L
vocative	océin	océn^L	océnu^H
accusative	océn^N	océn^L	océnu^H
genitive	océin^L	océn	océn^N
dative	océn^L	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)	océn	n-océn

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