Masculine

Ost

Sentences
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Straße   Ost   gegenüber   dem  Grand Central  Terminal   und   neben   dem  Citigroup  Center .

Street East opposite the Grand Central Terminal and next to the Citigroup Center.

Meaning

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine, no-plural, strong) clipping of Osten: the east
  2. (masculine, no-plural, strong) a wind coming from the east (used with article)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔst/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German ōst, from Old High German *ost, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare Dutch oost, English east, West Frisian east, Norwegian Bokmål øst, Norwegian Nynorsk aust.

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