oceaan

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ocean, from Latin oceanus, from Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoː.seːˈjaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: oce‧aan
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

oceaan m (plural oceanen, diminutive oceaantje n)

  1. ocean
    Synonym: wereldzee
    Meronym: randzee
    Europa en Amerika zijn van elkaar gescheiden door een grote oceaan. ― Europe and America are separated from each other by a large ocean.
    In eerdere geologische tijdperken bestonden er andere oceanen. ― Different oceans existed in earlier geological periods.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: oseaan
  • → Papiamentu: osean

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