aigéan

Irish (Donegal)

/aɟeːnˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • ocean

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish océn borrowed from Latin Ōceanus derived from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Oceanus, a water deity, the great earth-encircling river).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Ὠκεανός

Gloss

Oceanus, a water deity, the great earth-encircling river

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