occidente

== Galician == === Alternative forms === O W === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin occidēns, occidēntem (“the west”). === Noun === occidente m (uncountable) west (cardinal direction) Synonyms: oeste, poñente Antonyms: leste, levante, nacente, oriente the western portion of a territory or region Synonym: oeste ==== Coordinate terms ==== leste norte oeste sur ==== Related terms ==== Occidente == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin occidentem, present participle of occidō (“to fall down; pass away”), in reference to the setting of the Sun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ot.t͡ʃiˈdɛn.te/ Rhymes: -ɛnte Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧dèn‧te === Noun === occidente m (plural occidenti) west, occident Synonyms: ovest, ponente Antonym: oriente ==== Coordinate terms ==== compass points (Latin-origin): punti cardinali: [edit] ==== Related terms ==== occidentale === Participle === occidente m or f by sense (plural occidenti) present participle of occidere == Latin == === Etymology 1 === Form of the verb occidō (“to fall down; to die”). ==== Participle ==== occidente ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occidēns === Etymology 2 === Form of the verb occīdō (“to cut down; to kill”). ==== Participle ==== occīdente ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occīdēns == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧den‧te === Noun === occidente m (plural occidentes) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ocidente == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin occidentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɡθiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.θiˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /oɡsiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.siˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧te === Noun === occidente m (plural occidentes) west, occident Synonyms: oeste, poniente Antonyms: este, oriente, levante ==== Coordinate terms ==== compass points: puntos cardinales: [edit] ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “occidente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025