Weste

See also: weste

German

Etymology

17th century, from French veste. At first also Veste, though the spelling with W- has always been predominant; perhaps to distinguish it from Veste (“fortress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛstə/

• Audio (Austria):

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Noun

Weste f (genitive Weste, plural Westen)

1. waistcoat, vest (usually sleeveless garment worn over a shirt)

Declension

Declension of Weste [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Weste	die	Westen
genitive	einer	der	Weste	der	Westen
dative	einer	der	Weste	den	Westen
accusative	eine	die	Weste	die	Westen

Derived terms

• kugelsichere Weste
• Schwimmweste
• Schutzweste
• Sprengstoffweste
• weiße Weste
• Westentasche

Descendants

• → Czech: vesta
• → Kashubian: westa
• → Silesian: westa

Further reading

• “Weste” in Duden online
• “Weste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveʃtə/

Noun

Weste m

1. west

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Tagalog

Etymology

Apheresis of Oeste, derived from Spanish oeste (“west”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈweste/ [ˈwɛs.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -este
• Syllabification: Wes‧te

Adjective

Weste (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. Alternative form of Oeste: western (part of a region; used in place names)

Derived terms

• Agupalo Weste
• Alucao Weste
• Ariston Weste
• Asin Weste
• Bacundao Weste
• Centro Weste
• Dagupan Weste
• Del Carmen Weste
• Hanopol Weste
• Himbubulo Weste
• Lumbang Weste
• Luna Weste
• Mala Weste
• Minanga Weste
• Paddaya Weste
• Papan Weste
• Pina Weste
• Pinagtubigan Weste
• Poblacion Weste
• Progreso Weste
• San Antonio Weste
• San Vicente Weste
• Sumag Weste
• Tubungan Weste
• Villa Jesus Weste

 

See also

• Centro
• Este
• Norte
• Sur