transoceanic
/ˌtɹæn.zəʊ.ʃiˈæn.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Beyond or on the other side of an ocean.
Example Sentences
- "Guam is a transoceanic territory of the United States."
- "Near-synonym: intercontinental"
- "We took a transoceanic flight."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós) Ancient Greek ὠκεᾰνός (ōkeănós)bor. Latin ōceanus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin ōceanicusbor. English oceanic English transoceanic From trans- + oceanic.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌtɹæn.zəʊ.ʃiˈæn.ɪk/
Inflected Forms
more transoceanic (comparative)
most transoceanic (superlative)