Ost

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

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ɔst/

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• Rhymes: -ɔst

Noun

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

1. the east (used without article; a short form of Osten)

   der Wind kommt aus Ost ― the wind is coming from the east

2. a wind coming from the east (used with article)

Declension

Declension of Ost [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ost
genitive	eines	des	Osts, Ost
dative	einem	dem	Ost
accusative	einen	den	Ost

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

Nordwest	Nord	Nordost
West		Ost
Südwest	Süd	Südost

Derived terms

• Nordost
• Ostafrika
• Ostalgie
• Ostasien
• Ostblock
• Ostdeutschland
• ostwärts
• Südost

Related terms

• Osten

Further reading

• “Ost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Occitan

Etymology

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)."

Proper noun

Ost ?

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

Descendants

• French: Oust

References

• Jòrdi Deledar and Patrici Poujade, "L'Occitan parlé en Ariège", 2001, Pamiers, Cercle Occitan Prospèr Estieu, →ISBN, Page 68.