öst
öst as an adverb
Meaning
towards the east, eastward
öst as a noun(en öst)
Meaning
east
In Swedish: väderstrecket öster
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en öst |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | östen |
öst is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor öst, den stora östen. Check another noun
Practise öst
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Words built with öst
- östkust east coast
Questions
What does öst mean in English?
öst means “towards the east, eastward”.
Is it en öst or ett öst?
It is en öst, and “the east” is östen.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą.
Nearby common words
öst is number 4,819 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,815tona tint, set [the tone for]
- 4,816skyttel shuttle
- 4,817öster the east
- 4,818irritera irritate, annoy
- 4,820profet prophet
- 4,821grönsak a vegetable, a vegetable (severely physically or mentally impaired person (unable to take care of themselves, with a dull-seeming existence))
- 4,822ragga pick up, chase (girls)
- 4,823uppfinning invention
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary