ouest
See also: Ouest
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French ouest, from Old French ouest, west, borrowed from Old English west (“west”). The English (rather than Dutch or Norse) origin of the French compass directions is evidenced by the vowel in est.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editouest m (plural ouest)
Coordinate terms
edit- (compass points) point cardinal;
nord-ouest | nord septentrion |
nord-est |
ouest couchant ponant occident |
est levant orient | |
sud-ouest | sud midi méridien |
sud-est |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “ouest”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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