oost

See also: Oost

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare German Ost, English and West Frisian east, Norwegian aust. Doublet of Dutch oosten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːst/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): [oːst]
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): [oʊ̯st]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: oost
  • Rhymes: -oːst
  • Homophone: Oost

Adverb

oost

  1. (only in compounds) east
    Oost-Berlijn — East Berlin
  2. eastwards

Synonyms

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

compass point adverbs:  [edit]

noordwest noord noordoost
west oost
zuidwest zuid zuidoost

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: oost
  • → Papiamentu: ost

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ost, oste, from Latin hostis.

Noun

oost

  1. host, army (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

See also

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