Oosten

See also: oosten

Dutch

Etymology

From oosten (“(the) east”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ten
  • Rhymes: -oːstən

Noun

Oosten n (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. superseded spelling of oosten
    De zon gaat op in het Oosten.
    The sun rises in the East.
  2. the Orient, Oriental countries and cultures, the East, the Eastern world
    De beschaving kwam op in het Oosten.
    Civilisation arose in the East.

Synonyms

  • Oriënt m

Antonyms

Derived terms

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German ôst +‎ -en, from Old Saxon ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Noun

Oosten m

  1. east
    Coordinate terms: Nuaden, Sieden, Wasten

Derived terms

  • Nuadoosten
  • oostlich
  • oostna
  • Oostwint
  • Siedoosten
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