Masculin
Signification (English)
- (masculine,no-plural,strong) East
- (masculine,no-plural,strong,with-definite-article) The territory of the former GDR.
- (broadly,masculine,no-plural,strong) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia
Synonyms
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈɔstən/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Ost or Old High German ostan, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, related to *ausos (“dawn”), compare Latin aurora, and Latin auster, which, probably due to a re-orientation, means "South".

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