ost

See also Ost, and OST

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German ōst (“east”).

Adverb

ost

1. east

Noun

ost

1. east

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ostr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ost/, [ɔsd̥]

Noun

ost c. (singular definite osten, plural indefinite oste)

1. cheese

Inflection

    Inflection of ost

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	ost	osten	oste	ostene
genitive	osts	ostens	ostes	ostenes

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Estonian

Noun

ost (^??? please provide the genitive and partitive!)

1. purchase

Declension

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Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ōdtēj, via Winter's law from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.

Verb

ost

1. to smell

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse ostr.

Noun

ost m.

1. cheese

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ōstaz. Cognate with Middle Low German ōst, Dutch oest (“knot, tree-stump”), Old High German ast (German Ast (“branch”)), Gothic 𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /oːst/

Noun

ōst m.

1. knot in a tree

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Romansch

Etymology

From a Germanic language.

Noun

ost m. (plural osts)

1. east

Synonyms

• oriaint

Antonyms

• vest

Derived terms

• nordost
• sidost

Related terms

• nord
• sid
• nordvest
• sidvest

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Slovene

Etymology

Back-formation from oster.

Noun

ost f.

1. sharp tip

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse ostr.

Noun

ost c.

1. cheese

Declension

Declension of ost

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ost	osten	ostar	ostarna
genitive	osts	ostens	ostars	ostarnas

Related terms

• ysta

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• öster
• öst

Noun

ost c. (uncountable)

1. east

Related terms

• ostlig
• syd
• söder
• ost
• öst
• öster
• väst
• väster
• norr
• nordost
• nordväst
• sydost
• sydväst

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Tocharian B

Noun

ost

1. house