Oceanidn.

Brit.

/əʊˈsiːənɪd/,

/ˈəʊʃn̩ɪd/, U.S.

/oʊˈsiənɪd/

Inflections: Plural Oceanids, Oceanides /-ɪdiːz/.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ὠκεανίδ-, ὠκεανίς.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὠκεανίδ-, ὠκεανίς of, in, from the Ocean (especially in Hellenistic Greek Ὠκεανιδες Νύμϕαι sea-nymphs, daughters of Oceanus) < Ὠκεανός ocean n. + -ιδ- , -ις -id suffix². Compare French Océanide (1721).Compare classical Latin Ōceanitides sea-nymphs, daughters of Oceanus (Virgil), plural of Ōceanītid- , Ōceanītis < Hellenistic Greek ὠκεανῖτιδ- , ὠκεανῖτις of, in, from the Ocean < ancient Greek Ὠκεανός ocean n. + -ῖτις (see -ite suffix¹).

1. Greek Mythology. A sea-nymph, any of the daughters of the sea-god Oceanus and Tethys. Frequently poetic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > water-nymph(s)

naiada1393

Nereida1393

water nympha1393

fairy of the sea1542

Neread1555

sea-nymph1565

naïs1581

naid1617

limnad1818

ephydriad1832

Oceanid1849

hydriad1864

1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 164 Philyra, one of the Oceanides.

1869 H. G. Liddell & R. Scott Greek Lex. (ed. 6) Ὠκεανός, Oceanus..sire of Thetis..and of all the Oceanids.

1890 Athenæum 28 Apr. 578 The white Oceanids flash to and fro with noiseless gliding.

1908 M. J. Cawein Poems III. To rock in purple deeps, hip-hid, A virgin-bosomed Oceanid.

1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 616/1 Oceanus,..husband of Tethys, and father of the Oceanids and River gods.

1996 Big Issue 2 Sept. 22/4 The sea, by day is A lacy cascade of Shimmering ringlets, Sun-shining oceanids and angel-kissed foam.

†2. In plural. Zoology. Marine (as distinguished from freshwater) molluscs or shells. Cf. naiad n. 2. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Oceanides, in zoöl., marine mollusks or sea-shells, as collectively distinguished from Naiades, or fresh-water shells.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oceanid
释义	Oceanidn. Brit. /əʊˈsiːənɪd/, /ˈəʊʃn̩ɪd/, U.S. /oʊˈsiənɪd/ Inflections: Plural Oceanids, Oceanides /-ɪdiːz/. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ὠκεανίδ-, ὠκεανίς. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὠκεανίδ-, ὠκεανίς of, in, from the Ocean (especially in Hellenistic Greek Ὠκεανιδες Νύμϕαι sea-nymphs, daughters of Oceanus) < Ὠκεανός ocean n. + -ιδ- , -ις -id suffix². Compare French Océanide (1721).Compare classical Latin Ōceanitides sea-nymphs, daughters of Oceanus (Virgil), plural of Ōceanītid- , Ōceanītis < Hellenistic Greek ὠκεανῖτιδ- , ὠκεανῖτις of, in, from the Ocean < ancient Greek Ὠκεανός ocean n. + -ῖτις (see -ite suffix¹). 1. Greek Mythology. A sea-nymph, any of the daughters of the sea-god Oceanus and Tethys. Frequently poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > water-nymph(s) naiada1393 Nereida1393 water nympha1393 fairy of the sea1542 Neread1555 sea-nymph1565 naïs1581 naid1617 limnad1818 ephydriad1832 Oceanid1849 hydriad1864 1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 164 Philyra, one of the Oceanides. 1869 H. G. Liddell & R. Scott Greek Lex. (ed. 6) Ὠκεανός, Oceanus..sire of Thetis..and of all the Oceanids. 1890 Athenæum 28 Apr. 578 The white Oceanids flash to and fro with noiseless gliding. 1908 M. J. Cawein Poems III. To rock in purple deeps, hip-hid, A virgin-bosomed Oceanid. 1949 Oxf. Classical Dict. 616/1 Oceanus,..husband of Tethys, and father of the Oceanids and River gods. 1996 Big Issue 2 Sept. 22/4 The sea, by day is A lacy cascade of Shimmering ringlets, Sun-shining oceanids and angel-kissed foam. †2. In plural. Zoology. Marine (as distinguished from freshwater) molluscs or shells. Cf. naiad n. 2. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Oceanides, in zoöl., marine mollusks or sea-shells, as collectively distinguished from Naiades, or fresh-water shells. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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