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Oceanid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /əʊˈsiːənɪd/
  • General-American: /oʊˈsiənɪd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

(Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sea nymph

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: океанида (okeanida) — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Catalan: oceànide — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • French: Océanide — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Galician: oceánide — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Greek: Ωκεανίδα (Okeanída) — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Ancient Greek: Ὠκεανίς (Ōkeanís) — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Ido: Oceanido — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Korean: 오케아니스 (okeaniseu) — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Kyrgyz: Океанида (Okeanida) — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Latin: Oceanis — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Polish: oceanida — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Polish: okeanida — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Portuguese: oceânide — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Russian: Океани́да (Okeanída) — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • Spanish: oceánide — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph