westen

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Contents 1 Dutch 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Antonyms 1.1.2 Derived terms 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 1 (neut.) 2.2.2 Declension 2 (masc.) 2.2.3 Declension 3 (fem.) 2.3 Adjective

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

westen n.

1. west

   De zon gaat onder in het westen. — The sun sets in the west.

[edit] Antonyms

• oost
• oosten

[edit] Derived terms

• westelijk
• noordwesten
• zuidwesten

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *wōstin. Akin to Old English wēste "void, desolate"

[edit] Noun

wēsten n, m, f

1. wasteland, desert, wilderness

[edit] Declension 1 (neut.)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēsten	wēstennu
accusative	wēsten	wēstennu
genitive	wēstennes	wēstenna
dative	wēstenne	wēstennum

[edit] Declension 2 (masc.)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēsten	wēstenas
accusative	wēsten	wēstenas
genitive	wēstenes	wēstena
dative	wēstene	wēstenum

[edit] Declension 3 (fem.)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēsten	wēstena
accusative	wēstene	wēstena
genitive	wēstene	wēstena
dative	wēstene	wēstenum

[edit] Adjective

wēsten

1. desolate, waste