Oceanid
English
Alternative forms
- Oceanide (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Oceanis, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανίς (Ōkeanís), from Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Oceanus”. By surface analysis, Oceanus + -id.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊˈsiːənɪd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈsiənɪd/
Noun
Oceanid (plural Oceanids or Oceanides)
Hyponyms
Translations
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
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