øst

See also: ost, Ost, öst, OST, and -ost

Danish

Etymology 1

Formed to øster after Middle Low German ōst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /øst/, [øsd̥]

Noun

øst c (singular definite østen, not used in plural form)

  1. east (compass point)
Inflection
Declension of øst
common
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative øst østen
genitive østs østens

Adverb

øst

  1. east, eastwards

Etymology 2

See øse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /øːst/, [øːˀsd̥]

Verb

øst

  1. past participle of øse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse austr

Alternative forms

Noun

øst (indeclinable) (abbreviation: Ø)

  1. east (compass point)
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

øst

  1. past participle of øse

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

øst (indeclinable)

form removed with the spelling reform of 1938; superseded by aust

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