okeāns

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Latvian

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 okeāns on Latvian Wikipedia
Klusais okeāns

Etymology

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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

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okeāns m (1st declension)

  1. ocean (one of the largest natural masses of water, situated between continents)
    Atlantijas okeānsAtlantic Ocean
    Klusais okeānsPacific Ocean
    Ziemeļu Ledus okeānsArtic (lit. Northern Ice) Ocean
    okeāna straumesocean currents
    okeāna kuģis, tvaikonisocean ship, steamer
    nedēļām ilgi kuģis brauca pa Indijas okeāna skumjajiem klajumiemfor weeks the ship sailed through the sad plains of the Indic Ocean

Declension

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Derived terms

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