Ost
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German ōst, from Old High German *ost, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare Dutch oost, English east, West Frisian east, Norwegian Bokmål øst, Norwegian Nynorsk aust.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ost m (strong, genitive Osts or Ost, no plural)
- the east (used without article). Short for Osten.
- der Wind kommt aus Ost ― the wind is coming from the east
- a wind coming from the east (used with article)
Declension
Declension of Ost
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
| Nordwest | Nord | Nordost |
| West | 
|
Ost |
| Südwest | Süd | Südost |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Kashubian: óst
Further reading
- “Ost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Occitan
Etymology
Named after the Oust river, generally considered to be of Celtic/Gaulish origin (the name in Breton is Oud) and possibly related to the name of the Oltis, or from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *olyos (“all”), if the Gaulish form was a suffixed form of *ollo- (“everything, big”), meaning something like "the big one (river)."[1]
Proper noun
Ost ?
Descendants
- French: Oust
References
- ^ Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions errance 2003, p. 240.
- Jòrdi Deledar and Patrici Poujade, "L'Occitan parlé en Ariège", 2001, Pamiers, Cercle Occitan Prospèr Estieu, →ISBN, Page 68.