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oceanid

/oʊˈsiənɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oceanid
IPA
/oʊˈsiənɪd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea-nymph.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Oceanis, from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανίς (Ōkeanís), from Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Oceanus”. By surface analysis, Oceanus + -id.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊˈsiənɪd/
  • British English: /əʊˈsiːənɪd/

Inflected Forms

Oceanids (plural) Oceanides (plural) Oceanide (alternative, archaic)

Questions

How do you pronounce oceanid?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈsiənɪd/.
What does oceanid mean?
Any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea-nymph.
Where does oceanid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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