occident
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French occident, from Latin occidentem (“western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets”), from occido (“go down, set”)
Noun [edit]
occident (uncountable)
- The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; – opposed to orient. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere.
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin occidens
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
occident m (plural occidents)
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Latin [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Form of the verb occidō (“fall down; pass away”).
Verb [edit]
occident
- third-person plural future active indicative of occidō
- "they will fall down"
- (of heavenly bodies) "they will go down, they will set"
- "they will perish, they will die, they will pass away"
- "they will be lost, they will be undone, they will be ruined"
Etymology 2 [edit]
Form of the verb occīdō (“fell; slay”).
Verb [edit]
occīdent
- third-person plural future active indicative of occīdō
- "they will fell, they will cut to the ground; they will beat, they will smash, they will crush"
- "they will kill, they will slay, they will slaughter"
- (by extension) "they will plague to death, they will torture, they will torment, they will pester"
- (by extension) "they will ruin, they will undo, they will bring about the ruin of"
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin occidens.
Noun [edit]
occident m (nominative singular occidenz)
- the west
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