occidente
See also: Occidente
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin occidēns, occidēntem (“the west”).
Noun edit
occidente m (uncountable)
- west (cardinal direction)
- the western portion of a territory or region
- Synonym: oeste
Coordinate terms edit
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin occidentem, present participle of occidō (“to fall down; pass away”), in reference to the setting of the Sun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
occidente m (plural occidenti)
Related terms edit
See also edit
- (compass points) punto cardinale;
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Participle edit
occidente (plural occidenti)
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Form of the verb occidō (“I fall down; I die”).
Participle edit
occidente
Etymology 2 edit
Form of the verb occīdō (“I cut down; I kill”).
Participle edit
occīdente
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
occidente m (plural occidentes)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of ocidente.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin occidentem.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oɡθiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.θiˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /oɡsiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.siˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧te
Noun edit
occidente m (plural occidentes)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “occidente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014