Osten

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See also: osten, östen, and Östen

German

Etymology

From Ost or Old High German ostan, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, related to *ausos (“dawn”), compare Latin aurora, and Latin auster, which, probably due to a re-orientation, means "South".

Pronunciation

Noun

Osten m (strong, genitive Ostens, no plural)

  1. East
  2. (only with definite article) The territory of the former GDR.
  3. (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia

Declension

Declension of Osten
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Osten
genitive eines des Ostens
dative einem dem Osten
accusative einen den Osten

Coordinate terms

  • (compass points)
Nordwesten Norden Nordosten
Westen Osten
Südwesten Süden Südosten


Further reading

  • “Osten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Osten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Osten” in Duden online
  • Osten on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Osten.

Pronunciation

Noun

Osten m (uncountable)

  1. east

See also

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