oosten

See also: Oosten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Doublet of Dutch oost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tə(n)/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [ˈoːs.tə(n)]
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [ˈoʊ̯s.tə(n)]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oːstən

Noun

oosten n (uncountable)

1. east (cardinal direction)

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

noordwesten	noorden	noordoosten
westen		oosten
zuidwesten	zuiden	zuidoosten

Derived terms

• Eeuwige Oosten
• noordoosten
• Oosten
• zuidoosten

Related terms

• oost
• oostelijk

Descendants

• → Trió: oosëtë