Osten

See also: osten, östen, and Östen

German

Etymology

From Ost or Old High German ostan, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, related to *ausos (“dawn”), compare Latin aurora, and Latin auster, which, probably due to a re-orientation, means "South".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔstən/, /ˈɔstn̩/
Audio (Germany) (file)
Audio (Austria) (file)
Rhymes: -ɔstən, -ɔstn̩

Noun

Osten m (genitive Ostens, no plural)

East
(only with definite article) World War 2 The territory of the former GDR.
(by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia

Declension

Declension of Osten (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Osten
genitive	eines	des	Ostens
dative	einem	dem	Osten
accusative	einen	den	Osten

Antonyms

Westen

Related terms

Ostasien
Mittlerer Osten
Naher Osten
Osteuropa
Österreich
Ostdeutschland
Osthälfte
Ostsee
Ostwind
östlich
Süden
Norden

See also

Nordwest	Nord	Nordost
West		Ost
Südwest	Süd	Südost

Further reading

Osten in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Osten

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈostən/

Noun

Osten m (uncountable)

east

See also

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