Mannelijk

oriente

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (masculine) east, orient
  2. (masculine) orient (of a pearl)
  3. (masculine) lodge

Tegenovergesteld aan
occidente
Synoniemen

Frequentie

C1
Met koppelteken als
o‧rièn‧te
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/oˈrjɛn.te/
Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin orientem (possibly a borrowing), accusative form of oriēns, present participle of orior (“to rise, get up”), in reference to the rising of the Sun. Early Christian maps were "oriented" with the direction to Jerusalem always at the top.

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