west

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
2. The western region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
3. In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.

Adj

1. Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
2. Of wind: from the west.
3. Of or pertaining to the west; western.
4. From the West; occidental.
5. Designating, or situated in, the liturgical west, that part of a church which is opposite to, and farthest from, the part containing the chancel.

Adv

Towards the west; westwards.

Verb

To move to the west; (of the sun) to set.

Konzepte

Westen

West

westlich

westwärts

abendländisch

Okzident

W West

westlicher Teil

westliche Welt

Abendland

Europa und die USA

Europa

Niedergang

Sonnenfinsternis

Sonnenuntergang

W

W

Synonyme

western

westward

westerly

West

sunset

westwards

occidental

east

west wind

occident

north

south

due west

W

W

northwest

Hesperian

Occident

western part

Western countries

people down west

above

people out west

down here

downhill

eclipse

inland

north-east

set

setting

southeast

south-west

square

sundown

under

universe

wind

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/wɛst/

Etymologie (Englisch)

PIE word
*wek(ʷ)speros
From Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.
Cognate with Scots wast, Saterland Frisian Wääste, West Frisian west, Dutch west, German West, Danish vest. Cognate also with Old French west, French ouest, Spanish oeste, Portuguese oeste, Catalan oest, Galician oeste, Italian ovest (all ultimately borrowings of the English word). Compare also Latin vesper (“evening”), with which it is possibly cognate via Proto-Indo-European.

Sätze

The village is also west of Manchester Airport .

Das Dorf befindet sich auch westlich des Flughafens Manchester.

The Workers Indoor Arena is located to the west of the stadium .

Die Arbeiter Indoor Arena befindet sich westlich des Stadions.

It is located to the west of Yalta .

Es befindet sich westlich von Yalta.

The Shade River flows predominantly as three streams , its east , middle , and west branches .

Der Shade River fließt überwiegend als drei Bäche, seine Ost-, Mitte- und Westzweige.

Buchanan grew up in the Victorian town of Colac, west of Melbourne .

Buchanan wuchs in der viktorianischen Stadt Colac westlich von Melbourne auf.