沖おきつ

pre-noun adjectival

of the ocean; in the open sea; oceanic

Poetic pre-noun adjective used in classical or literary contexts to describe something as being of the sea or on the open sea. Often appears in waka poetry and set phrases.

• 沖おきつ白しら波なみが立たつ。

  White waves rise on the open sea.

• 沖おきつ鳥とりの鳴なく声こえが聞きこえる。

  I can hear the cries of seabirds out at sea.