proper nounthird declension
Mare procellārum
Mare procellārum n sg (genitive Maris procellārum)
Meaning
- The Sea of Storms (“Mare Procellarum”): synonym of Ōceanus procellārum; a basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System
Origins
Blend of mare + Ōceanus procellārum. Variation of Ōceanus procellārum; replacement of the rare "ōceanus" with the common "mare", where many features on the Moon are called the 'mare' (the maria), and only this one feature is called 'ōceanus'.