oest
See also: öst
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French ouest, from Old English west, attested from 1803.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /oˈest/
- (Central) IPA(key): /uˈest/
Audio (file)
Noun
oest m (uncountable)
- west
- Synonyms: occident, ponent
- Antonyms: est, orient, llevant
Derived terms
- nord-oest
- Oest Mitjà
- sud-oest
See also
(compass points) punt cardinal;
nord-oest (n-occ) | nord (sept) | nord-est (n-or) |
oest (occ) | ![]() | est (or) |
sud-oest (s-occ) | sud (mer) | sud-est (s-or) |
References
- “oest”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Further reading
- “oest” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “oest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “oest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ust/
- Hyphenation: oest
- Rhymes: -ust
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch *oest (attested only with proclitic n as noest), from Old Dutch *uost, *ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *ōst, from Proto-Germanic *ōstaz.
Alternative forms
- noest
Noun
oest m (plural oesten)
- A knot or knurl in a tree or wood; gnarl.
- Synonym: knoest
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch oest, from Old French aoust, from Latin Augustus.
Noun
oest m (plural oesten)
- (Southern, dialectal) Alternative form of oogst.
Descendants
- Afrikaans: oes