Oceanid

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UK/əʊˈsiːənɪd/US/oʊˈsiənɪd/

noun

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

OriginLatin Oceanis ← Ancient Greek Ὠκεανίς →
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Meanings

nounOceanid (plural Oceanids or Oceanides)

plural Oceanids · plural Oceanides · alternative archaic Oceanide

  1. Greekhuman sciencesAny of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea-nymph.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekὨκεανίς
  2. LatinOceanis
  3. EnglishOceanid

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ὠκεανίς
  • Ὠκεανίς (Ōkeanís)any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Bulgarian океанида
  • океанида (okeanida)any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Catalan oceànide
  • oceànideany of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
French Océanide
  • Océanideany of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Greek Ωκεανίδα
  • Ωκεανίδα (Okeanída)any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Korean 오케아니스
  • 오케아니스 (okeaniseu)any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Latin Oceanis
  • Oceanisany of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Polish oceanida, okeanida
  • oceanidaany of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
  • okeanidaany of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Portuguese oceânide
  • oceânideany of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Russian Океани́да
  • Океани́да (Okeanída)any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph
Spanish oceánide
  • oceánideany of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; sea-nymph

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Oceanid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oceanid

MLA

“Oceanid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oceanid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oceanid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oceanid.

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