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:

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• Hyphenation: oost
• Rhymes: -oːst
• Homophone: Oost

Adverb

oost

1. (only in compounds) east

   Oost-Berlijn — East Berlin

2. eastwards

Synonyms

• oostwaarts

Antonyms

• west

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

noordwest	noord	noordoost
west		oost
zuidwest	zuid	zuidoost

Derived terms

• oosten
• oostelijk

Descendants

• Negerhollands: oost
• → Papiamentu: ost

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hoost
• hooste

Etymology

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

Noun

oost

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

Descendants

• English: host

See also

• hoste