westen

See also Westen

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English wēsten (“a desert, waste”), from Proto-Germanic *wōstinjō (“a waste, wilderness”), from Proto-Indo-European *wāsto- (“empty, wasted”). Cognate with West Frisian woastyn (“desert”), Eastern Frisian wustenej (“desert”), Dutch woestijn (“desert”), French gâtine (“wasteland, moor”) (, from Germanic), Middle High German wuostinne (“desert, wilderness”) (German Wüste (“desert”)). More at westy, waste.

Noun

westen (plural westens)

1. (obsolete) A waste, wasteland; desert.

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Dutch

Etymology

From west.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʋɛs.tə(n)/

Noun

westen n (uncountable)

1. west

   De zon gaat onder in het westen. — The sun sets in the west.

Antonyms

• oost
• oosten

Derived terms

• westelijk
• noordwesten
• zuidwesten

Anagrams

• wenste

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Old English

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *wōstin-. Related to Old English wēste "void, desolate"

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈweːsten/

Noun

wēsten m, f, and n

1. wasteland, desert, wilderness

Declension

(when neuter)

    Declension of westen (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēsten	wēstennu
accusative	wēsten	wēstennu
genitive	wēstennes	wēstenna
dative	wēstenne	wēstennum

(when masculine)

    Declension of westen (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēsten	wēstenas
accusative	wēsten	wēstenas
genitive	wēstenes	wēstena
dative	wēstene	wēstenum

(when feminine)

    Declension of westen (strong ō-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	wēsten	wēstena, wēstene
accusative	wēstene	wēstena, wēstene
genitive	wēstene	wēstena
dative	wēstene	wēstenum

Adjective

wēsten

1. desolate, waste