west

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

westen

west

westwaarts

westelijk

westelijke

naar het westen

West

westenwind

Synoniemen

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/wɛst/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: west

Overgenomen van Oudengels: west

Verwant aan Schots: wast

Verwant aan Saterfries: Wääste

Verwant aan Fries: west

Verwant aan Nederlands: west

Verwant aan Duits: West

Verwant aan Deens: vest

Verwant aan Oudfrans: west

Verwant aan Frans: ouest

Verwant aan Spaans: oeste

Verwant aan Portugees: oeste

Verwant aan Catalaans: oest

Verwant aan Galicisch: oeste

Verwant aan Italiaans: ovest

Verwant aan Latijn: vesper

In summary

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.

Zinnen

The village is also west of Manchester Airport .

Het dorp ligt ook ten westen van Manchester Airport.

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

De binnenarena van de werknemers ligt ten westen van het stadion.

It is located to the west of Yalta .

Het ligt ten westen van Yalta.

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

De schaduwrivier stroomt voornamelijk als drie stromen, de oost-, middelste en westelijke takken.

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

Buchanan groeide op in de Victoriaanse stad Colac, ten westen van Melbourne.