Osten

== 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/ Rhymes: -ɔstən, -ɔstn̩ === Noun === 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 ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== compass points (long-form): [edit] ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Osten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “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) east === See also === Norden Süden Westen