Osten
German edit
Etymology edit
From Ost or Old High German ostan, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, related to *ausos (“dawn”), compare Latin aurora, and Latin auster, which, probably due to a re-orientation, means "South".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Osten m (strong, genitive Ostens, no plural)
- East
- (only with definite article) The territory of the former GDR.
- (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia
Declension edit
Declension of Osten [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Coordinate terms edit
- (compass points)
Nordwesten | Norden | Nordosten |
Westen | Osten | |
Südwesten | Süden | Südosten |
Related terms edit
- Großer Osten
- Mittlerer Osten
- Naher Osten
- Ostasien
- Ostdeutschland
- Osteuropa
- Österreich
- Osthälfte
- Ostsee
- Ostwind
- östlich
Further reading edit
- “Osten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Osten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Osten” in Duden online
- Osten on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Osten m (uncountable)