oest

See also: öst

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouest, from Old English west, attested from 1803.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /oˈest/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /uˈest/

Noun

oest m (uncountable)

1. west

   Synonyms: occident, ponent

   Antonyms: est, orient, llevant

Derived terms

• nord-oest
• sud-oest

See also

Cardinal directions (punt cardinal):

NO N NE O E SO S SE

n-occ sept n-or occ or s-occ mer s-or

Further reading

• “oest” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “oest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “oest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch oest, from Old French aoust, from Latin Augustus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ust/
• Hyphenation: oest
• Rhymes: -ust

Noun

oest m (plural oesten)

1. (Southern, dialectal) Alternative form of oogst.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: oes