oost

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare German Ost, English and West Frisian east, Norwegian aust. Doublet of Dutch oosten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oːst/ (Belgium) IPA(key): [oːst] (Netherlands) IPA(key): [oʊ̯st] Hyphenation: oost Rhymes: -oːst Homophone: Oost === Adverb === oost (only in compounds) east Oost-Berlijn — East Berlin eastwards ==== Synonyms ==== oostwaarts ==== Antonyms ==== west ==== Coordinate terms ==== compass point adverbs: [edit] ==== Derived terms ==== oosten oostelijk ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: oost → Papiamentu: ost == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hoost hooste === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French ost, oste, from Latin hostis. === Noun === oost host, army (clarification of this definition is needed.) ==== Descendants ==== English: host ==== See also ==== hoste