west

Anlam

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.

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/wɛst/

Etimoloji

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.

Cümleler

The village is also west of Manchester Airport .

Köy aynı zamanda Manchester Havaalanı'nın batısındadır.

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

Gölge Nehri ağırlıklı olarak üç akarsu, doğu, orta ve batı dalları olarak akar.