"West" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛst/ Audio: De-West.ogg , De-West2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] 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 west, from Old High German *west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr. Compare Dutch west, English west, West Frisian west, Danish vest. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:inh|gmh:west}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷséps", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wek⁽ʷ⁾speros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*westraz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*westr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "*west", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "west", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "West", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="West">, {{inh|de|gmh|west}} Middle High German west, {{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
    Sense id: en-West-de-noun-ZJeHenxh Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 19 81 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: westlich, westwärts

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "westlich"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "westwärts"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Kashubian",
      "lang_code": "csb",
      "word": "west"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch west",
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "English west",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian west",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "vest"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish vest",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German west, from Old High German *west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr. Compare Dutch west, English west, West Frisian west, Danish vest.",
  "forms": [
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      "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": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wests",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "english": "the wind is coming from the west",
          "text": "der Wind kommt aus West",
          "translation": "the wind is coming from the west",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "Westen",
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "19 81",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "a wind coming from the west (used with article)"
      ],
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        "no-plural",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛst/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "West"
}
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *kʷséps",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *wek⁽ʷ⁾speros",
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    },
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    }
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      "expansion": "Dutch west",
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian west",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "vest"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish vest",
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    }
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      "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"
      ]
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      "form": "Wests",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "West",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "West",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "the wind is coming from the west",
          "text": "der Wind kommt aus West",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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    },
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}

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