oest
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See also: öst
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French ouest, from Old English west. First attested in 1803.
Pronunciation
Noun
oest m (uncountable)
Derived terms
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, 2024
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
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch *oest (attested only with proclitic n as noest), from Old Dutch *uost, *ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *ōst.
Alternative forms
Noun
oest m (plural oesten)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch oest, from Old French aoust, from Latin Augustus.
Noun
oest m (plural oesten)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: oes