"Ost" meaning in German

See Ost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɔst/ Audio: De-Ost.ogg Forms: Osts [genitive], Ost [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Ost [nominative, singular], Osts [genitive, singular], Ost [genitive, singular], Ost [dative, singular], Ost [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ɔst Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ōst}} Middle High German ōst, {{inh|de|goh|*ost}} Old High German *ost, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*austr}} Proto-West Germanic *austr, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*austrą}} Proto-Germanic *austrą, {{cog|nl|oost}} Dutch oost, {{cog|en|east}} English east, {{cog|fy|east}} West Frisian east, {{cog|nb|øst}} Norwegian Bokmål øst, {{cog|nn|aust}} Norwegian Nynorsk aust Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(s).sg}} Ost m (strong, genitive Osts or Ost, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(s).sg}}
  1. the east (used without article; a short form of Osten) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Derived forms: Nordost, Ostafrika, Ostalgie, Ostasien, Ostblock, Ostdeutschland, ostwärts, Südost Related terms: Osten, Österreich
    Sense id: en-Ost-de-noun-dK2KWt7l
  2. a wind coming from the east (used with article) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-Ost-de-noun-k~pSewoj Disambiguation of Compass points: 25 75 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 88

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    },
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