Ost

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See also: ost, OST, ôt, öst, øst, osť, -ost, and -osť

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ōst, from Old High German *ost, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare Dutch oost, English east, West Frisian east, Norwegian Bokmål øst, Norwegian Nynorsk aust.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔst

Noun

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Ost m (strong, genitive Osts or Ost, no plural)

  1. the east (used without article). Short for Osten.
    der Wind kommt aus Ostthe wind is coming from the east
  2. a wind coming from the east (used with article)

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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  • (compass points)
Nordwest Nord Nordost
West Ost
Südwest Süd Südost


Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: óst

Further reading

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  • Ost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Occitan

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Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia oc

Etymology

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Named after the Oust river, generally considered to be of Celtic/Gaulish origin (the name in Breton is Oud) and possibly related to the name of the Oltis, or from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *olyos (all), if the Gaulish form was a suffixed form of *ollo- (everything, big), meaning something like "the big one (river)."[1]

Proper noun

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Ost ?

  1. Oust (a village in the Ariège department, France)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions errance 2003, p. 240.
  • Jòrdi Deledar and Patrici Poujade, "L'Occitan parlé en Ariège", 2001, Pamiers, Cercle Occitan Prospèr Estieu, →ISBN, Page 68.