okeāns
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Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin Ōceanus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”), a water deity.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]okeāns m (1st declension)
- ocean (one of the largest natural masses of water, situated between continents)
- Atlantijas okeāns ― Atlantic Ocean
- Klusais okeāns ― Pacific Ocean
- Ziemeļu Ledus okeāns ― Artic (lit. Northern Ice) Ocean
- okeāna straumes ― ocean currents
- okeāna kuģis, tvaikonis ― ocean ship, steamer
- nedēļām ilgi kuģis brauca pa Indijas okeāna skumjajiem klajumiem ― for weeks the ship sailed through the sad plains of the Indic Ocean
Declension
[edit]Declension of okeāns (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | okeāns | okeāni |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | okeānu | okeānus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | okeāna | okeānu |
| dative (datīvs) | okeānam | okeāniem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | okeānu | okeāniem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | okeānā | okeānos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | okeān | okeāni |