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proper nounsecond declension

Ōceanus procellārum

Ōceanus procellārum m sg (genitive Ōceanī procellārum)

Meaning

  1. The Ocean of Storms (“Oceanus Procellarum”): a basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System.

Origins

ōceanus + procellārum. From Ōceanus Procellārum. Coined by Italian Jesuit astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli, by labelling a map created by Italian Jesuit optician Francesco Maria Grimaldi, and then published in 1651 in the Almagestum novum.

Quick answers

What does Ōceanus procellārum mean in Latin?
Ōceanus procellārum, a proper noun, means “The Ocean of Storms (“Oceanus Procellarum”): a basin in Nearside, Moon, Earth, Solar System.”.
What is the genitive of Ōceanus procellārum?
The genitive singular is Ōceanī procellārum. Ōceanus procellārum is second declension.