ouest

See also: Ouest

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ouest, from Old French ouest, west, borrowed from Old English west (“west”). The English (rather than Dutch or Norse) origin of the French compass directions is evidenced by the vowel in est.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛst/

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Noun

ouest m (plural ouest)

1. west

   Synonyms: occident, ponant

Coordinate terms

• (compass points) point cardinal;

nord-ouest	nord septentrion	nord-est
ouest couchant ponant occident		est levant orient
sud-ouest	sud midi méridien	sud-est

Derived terms

• être à l’ouest

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: oest
• → Galician: oeste
• → Italian: ovest
• → Portuguese: oeste
• → Spanish: oeste

Further reading

• “ouest”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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