Osten
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
Osten m (strong, genitive Ostens, no plural)
- East
- (only with definite article) The territory of the former GDR.
- (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia
Declension[edit]
Declension of Osten [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- (compass points)
Nordwesten | Norden | Nordosten |
Westen | Osten | |
Südwesten | Süden | Südosten |
Related terms[edit]
- Großer Osten
- Mittlerer Osten
- Naher Osten
- Ostasien
- Ostdeutschland
- Osteuropa
- Österreich
- Osthälfte
- Ostsee
- Ostwind
- östlich
Further reading[edit]
- “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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Osten m (uncountable)
See also[edit]
Categories:
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- Rhymes:German/ɔstən
- Rhymes:German/ɔstn̩
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- German masculine nouns
- de:Compass points
- Luxembourgish terms derived from German
- Luxembourgish 2-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish nouns
- Luxembourgish uncountable nouns
- Luxembourgish masculine nouns
- lb:Compass points