ouest
See also: Ouest
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French ouest, from Old French ouest, west, borrowed from Old English west (“west”), which see. The English (rather than Dutch or Norse) origin of the French compass points is evidenced by the vowel in est.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ouest m (plural ouest)
Coordinate terms edit
- (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 edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “ouest”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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