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

1. ocean, (deep) sea

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	océn	océnL	océinL
Vocative	océin	océnL	océnuH
Accusative	océnN	océnL	océnuH
Genitive	océinL	océn	océnN
Dative	océnL	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)	unchanged	n-océn

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