"West" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛst/ Audio: De-West.ogg Forms: Wests [genitive], West [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], West [nominative, singular], Wests [genitive, singular], West [genitive, singular], West [dative, singular], West [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: From Middle High German and Old High German west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr. Compare Dutch west, English west, West Frisian west, Danish vest. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{inh|de|goh|west}} Old High German west, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*westr}} Proto-West Germanic *westr, {{cog|nl|west}} Dutch west, {{cog|en|west}} English west, {{cog|fy|west}} West Frisian west, {{cog|da|vest}} Danish vest Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(s).sg}} West m (strong, genitive Wests or West, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(s).sg}}
  1. the west (used without article; a short form of Westen) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-West-de-noun-yCrCcPU5
  2. a wind coming from the west (used with article) Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-West-de-noun-ZJeHenxh Disambiguation of Compass points: 25 75 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: westlich, westwärts

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for West meaning in German (3.2kB)

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    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "westlich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "westwärts"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "west"
          },
          "expansion": "Kashubian: west",
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    }
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch west",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "west"
      },
      "expansion": "English west",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "west"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian west",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "vest"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish vest",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German and Old High German west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr. Compare Dutch west, English west, West Frisian west, Danish vest.",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wests",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        {
          "english": "the wind is coming from the west",
          "text": "der Wind kommt aus West",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the west (used without article; a short form of Westen)"
      ],
      "id": "en-West-de-noun-yCrCcPU5",
      "links": [
        [
          "west",
          "west"
        ],
        [
          "Westen",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Compass points",
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          "parents": [
            "Directions",
            "Navigation",
            "Nature",
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "a wind coming from the west (used with article)"
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛst/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
    },
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  ],
  "word": "West"
}
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    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Rhymes:German/ɛst/1 syllable",
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
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      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian west",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "vest"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish vest",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wests",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wests",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "the wind is coming from the west",
          "text": "der Wind kommt aus West",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "the west (used without article; a short form of Westen)"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛst/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
    },
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