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Ost.

clipping of Osten: the east

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɔst/
  1. clipping of Osten: the east

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · masculine · no-plural · strong
    der Wind kommt aus Ost
  2. a wind coming from the east (used with article)

    masculine · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ōst, from Old High German *ost, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare Dutch oost, English east, West Frisian east, Norwegian Bokmål øst, Norwegian Nynorsk aust.

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