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 (file)
Hyphenation: oost
Rhymes: -oːst
Homophone: Oost

Adverb

oost

(only in compounds) east
Oost-Berlijn — East Berlin
eastwards

Synonyms

oostwaarts

Antonyms

west

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

noordwest	noord	noordoost
west		oost
zuidwest	zuid	zuidoost

Derived terms

Descendants

Negerhollands: oost
→ Papiamentu: ost

Middle English

Alternative forms

hoost
hooste

Etymology

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

Noun

oost

host, army (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

English: host

See also

hoste

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