occidente

• O
• W

Learned borrowing from Latin occidēns, occidēntem (“the west”).

occidente m (uncountable)

1. west (cardinal direction)

   Synonyms: oeste, poñente

   Antonyms: leste, levante, nacente, oriente

2. the western portion of a territory or region

   Synonym: oeste

• leste
• norte
• oeste
• sur

• Occidente

Borrowed from Latin occidentem, present participle of occidō (“to fall down; pass away”), in reference to the setting of the Sun.

• IPA^(key): /ot.t͡ʃiˈdɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧dèn‧te

occidente m (plural occidenti)

1. west, occident

   Synonyms: ovest, ponente

   Antonym: oriente

compass points (Latin-origin): punti cardinali:  ^[edit]

• occidentale

occidente m or f (plural occidenti)

1. present participle of occidere

Form of the verb occidō (“I fall down; I die”).

occidente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occidēns

Form of the verb occīdō (“I cut down; I kill”).

occīdente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occīdēns

occidente m (plural occidentes)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ocidente.

Borrowed from Latin occidentem.

• IPA^(key): /oɡθiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.θiˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /oɡsiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.siˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧te

occidente m (plural occidentes)

1. west, occident

   Synonyms: oeste, poniente

   Antonyms: este, oriente, levante

• “occidente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024