westen

See also: Westen

English

Etymology

From Middle English westen, from Old English wēsten (“a desert, waste”), from Proto-Germanic *wōstinjō (“a waste, wilderness”), from Proto-Indo-European *wāsto- (“empty, wasted”). Cognate with West Frisian woastyn (“desert”), Saterland Frisian wustenej (“desert”), Dutch woestijn (“desert”), French gâtine (“wasteland, moor”) (from Germanic), Middle High German wuostinne (“desert, wilderness”) (German Wüste (“desert”)). More at westy, waste.

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Noun

westen (plural westens)

1. (obsolete) A waste, wasteland; desert.

Anagrams

• Wentes, newest, newset, tweens

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Dutch

Etymology

From west.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɛs.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: wes‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛstən

Noun

westen n (uncountable)

1. west

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

Antonyms

• oost
• oosten

Derived terms

• buiten westen
• westelijk
• noordwesten
• zuidwesten

Anagrams

• wenste

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Old English

Alternative forms

• ƿēsten — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wōstin-. Related to Old English wēste (“void, desolate”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweːs.ten/

Noun

wēsten ?

1. wasteland, desert, wilderness

Declension

(when neuter)

Declension of westen (strong a-stem)

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

(when masculine)

Declension of westen (strong a-stem)

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

(when feminine)

Declension of westen (strong ō-stem)

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

Adjective

wēsten

1. desolate, waste

Declension

Declension of wēsten — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wēsten	wēstenu, wēstnu, wēsteno, wēstno	wēsten
Accusative	wēstenne	wēstene, wēstne	wēsten
Genitive	wēstenes, wēstnes	wēstenre	wēstenes, wēstnes
Dative	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenre	wēstenum, wēstnum
Instrumental	wēstene, wēstne	wēstenre	wēstene, wēstne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wēstene, wēstne	wēstena, wēstna, wēstene, wēstne	wēstenu, wēstnu, wēsteno, wēstno
Accusative	wēstene, wēstne	wēstena, wēstna, wēstene, wēstne	wēstenu, wēstnu, wēsteno, wēstno
Genitive	wēstenra	wēstenra	wēstenra
Dative	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenum, wēstnum
Instrumental	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenum, wēstnum

Declension of wēsten — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wēstena, wēstna	wēstene, wēstne	wēstene, wēstne
Accusative	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstene, wēstne
Genitive	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan
Dative	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan
Instrumental	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan
Accusative	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan	wēstenan, wēstnan
Genitive	wēstenra, wēstenena, wēstnena	wēstenra, wēstenena, wēstnena	wēstenra, wēstenena, wēstnena
Dative	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenum, wēstnum
Instrumental	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenum, wēstnum	wēstenum, wēstnum

Descendants

• Middle English: westen
  • English: westen

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English western.

Adjective

westen

1. western