väst

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See also: vast and VAST

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛst/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

väst c (uncountable)

  1. west (compass point)
  2. the West (countries whose cultural and ethnic origins can mostly be traced to Europe)
    Synonym: västvärlden

Adverb

väst (not comparable)

  1. west

See also

compass points: kompasspunkter:  [edit]

nordväst norr
nord
nordost
nordöst
väster
väst
öster
öst
ost
sydväst söder
syd
sydost
sydöst

Etymology 2

Derived from Latin vestis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

väst c

  1. a vest, a waistcoat
Declension
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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛːst/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːst

Verb

väst

  1. supine of väsa

References

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