Osten

See also: osten, östen, and Östen

German

Etymology

From Ost or Old High German ostan, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, related to *ausos (“dawn”), compare Latin aurora, and Latin auster, which, probably due to a re-orientation, means "South".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔstən/, /ˈɔstn̩/

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• Rhymes: -ɔstən, -ɔstn̩

Noun

Osten m (strong, genitive Ostens, no plural)

1. East
2. (only with definite article) The territory of the former GDR.
3. (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia

Declension

Declension of Osten [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Osten
genitive	eines	des	Ostens
dative	einem	dem	Osten
accusative	einen	den	Osten

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

Nordwesten	Norden	Nordosten
Westen		Osten
Südwesten	Süden	Südosten

Related terms

• Großer Osten
• Mittlerer Osten
• Naher Osten
• Ostasien
• Ostdeutschland
• Osteuropa
• Österreich
• Osthälfte
• Ostsee
• Ostwind
• östlich

Further reading

• “Osten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Osten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Osten” in Duden online
• Osten on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Osten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈostən/

Noun

Osten m (uncountable)

1. east

See also

• Norden
• Süden
• Westen