English

Proper noun

Oost

1. A river in Germany
2. A resort in Suriname

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German ôst, from Old Saxon *ōst, from Proto-Germanic *ōstaz ‎(“branch; node; crotch; knot”). Related to Dutch oest, Old English ōst ‎(“knot; knob”).

Noun

Oost m (plural Oosten)

1. A knot in a tree; burl
2. A knothole

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːst/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [oːst]
• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [oʊ̯st]

Etymology

From Middle Dutch oost, from Old Dutch ōst, from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Compare German Ost, English and West Frisian east, Norwegian aust.

Adverb

oost

1. (only in compounds) east

   Oost-Berlijn — East Berlin

2. eastwards

Synonyms

• oostwaarts

Antonyms

• west

Derived terms

• oosten
• oostelijk

Related terms

noordwest	noord	noordoost
west		oost
zuidwest	zuid	zuidoost

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hoost
• hooste

Noun

oost

1. host, army (clarification of this Middle English definition is being sought)

Descendants

• English: host