oest

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ouest, from Old English west. First attested in 1803. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [uˈest] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [oˈest] === Noun === oest m (uncountable) west Synonyms: occident, ponent Antonyms: est, orient, llevant ==== Derived terms ==== nord-oest Oest Mitjà sud-oest ==== See also ==== compass points: punts cardinals: [edit] === References === === Further reading === “oest”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “oest” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “oest” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ust/ Hyphenation: oest Rhymes: -ust === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch *oest (attested only with proclitic n as noest), from Old Dutch *uost, *ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *ōst. ==== Alternative forms ==== noest ==== Noun ==== oest m (plural oesten, no diminutive) a knot or knurl in a tree or wood; gnarl Synonym: knoest === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch oest, from Old French aoust, from Latin Augustus. ==== Noun ==== oest m (plural oesten, no diminutive) (Southern, dialectal) alternative form of oogst ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: oes