øst

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

Danish

Etymology 1

Earlier øster, from Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. The modern form without -r- is influenced by Middle Low German ōst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈøsd̥]

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 the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈøˀsd̥]

Verb

øst

  1. past participle of øse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish øst, from Old Norse austr.

Alternative forms

Noun

øst (indeclinable) (abbreviation: Ø)

  1. east (compass point)
Antonyms
Derived terms

Verb

øst

  1. past participle of øse

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

øst (indeclinable)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of aust
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