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.