oest

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See also: öst

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ouest, from Old English west. First attested in 1803.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oest m (uncountable)

  1. west
    Synonyms: occident, ponent
    Antonyms: est, orient, llevant

Derived terms

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See also

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(compass points) punt cardinal;

nord-oest
(n-occ)
nord
(sept)
nord-est
(n-or)
oest
(occ)
est
(or)
sud-oest
(s-occ)
sud
(mer)
sud-est
(s-or)

References

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  1. ^ oest”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch *oest (attested only with proclitic n as noest), from Old Dutch *uost, *ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *ōst.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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oest m (plural oesten)

  1. a knot or knurl in a tree or wood; gnarl
    Synonym: knoest

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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oest m (plural oesten)

  1. (Southern, dialectal) Alternative form of oogst
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: oes