Masculine

West

Meaning

  1. (masculine, no-plural, strong) the west (used without article; a short form of Westen)
  2. (masculine, no-plural, strong) a wind coming from the west (used with article)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛst/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German and Old High German west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr. Compare Dutch west, English west, West Frisian west, Danish vest.

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