Ost

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

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German ōst, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German *ost, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare Dutch oost, English and West Frisian east, Norwegian aust.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔst/

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• Rhymes: -ɔst

Noun

Ost m (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)

Antonyms

• West

Derived terms

• ostwärts

Related terms

• Osten

Compounds

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

See also

• Nord
• Süd