occident
See also: Occident
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English occident, from Old French occident, from Latin occidentem (“western sky, part of the sky in which the sun sets”), from occido (“go down, set”).
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occident
- The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
- The Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa
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Translations edit
part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin occidentem.
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occident m (plural occidents)
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin occidentem.
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Noun edit
occident m (plural occidents)
- west (compass point)
- Alternative letter-case form of Occident
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Further reading edit
- “occident”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Form of the verb occidō.
Verb edit
occident
Etymology 2 edit
Form of the verb occīdō.
Verb edit
occīdent
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin occidens, occidentem.
Noun edit
occident oblique singular, m (nominative singular occidenz or occidentz)
- the west
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French occident, Latin occidens, occidentem.
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occident n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of occident (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) occident | occidentul |
genitive/dative | (unui) occident | occidentului |
vocative | occidentule |