occidente
See also: Occidente
Galician
Alternative forms
- O
- W
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occidēns, occidēntem (“the west”).
Noun
occidente m (uncountable)
- west (cardinal direction)
- the western portion of a territory or region
Synonyms
- (west): oeste, poñente
- (western portion): oeste
Antonyms
- (west): leste, levante, nacente, oriente
Coordinate terms
- leste
- norte
- oeste
- sur
Related terms
- Occidente
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occidentem, present participle of occidō (“to fall down; pass away”), in reference to the setting of the Sun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ot.t͡ʃiˈdɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧dèn‧te
Noun
occidente m (plural occidenti)
- west, occident
- Synonyms: ovest, ponente
- Antonym: oriente
Related terms
- occidentale
See also
- (compass points) punto cardinale;
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Participle
occidente (plural occidenti)
- present participle of occidere
Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the verb occidō (“I fall down; I die”).
Participle
occidente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occidēns
Etymology 2
Form of the verb occīdō (“I cut down; I kill”).
Participle
occīdente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occīdēns
Portuguese
Noun
occidente m (plural occidentes)
- Obsolete spelling of ocidente (used in Portugal until September 1911 and in Brazil until the 1940s).
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occidens, occidentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oɡθiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.θiˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /oɡsiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.siˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧te
Noun
occidente m (plural occidentes)
- west, occident
- Synonyms: oeste, poniente
- Antonyms: este, oriente, levante
Related terms
- occidental
Further reading
- “occidente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014