occidente

See also: Occidente

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin occidēns, occidēntem (the west).

Noun

occidente m (uncountable)

  1. west (cardinal direction)
    Synonyms: oeste, poñente
    Antonyms: leste, levante, nacente, oriente
  2. the western portion of a territory or region
    Synonym: oeste

Coordinate terms

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentem, present participle of occidō (to fall down; pass away), in reference to the setting of the Sun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ot.t͡ʃiˈdɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧dèn‧te

Noun

occidente m (plural occidenti)

  1. west, occident
    Synonyms: ovest, ponente
    Antonym: oriente

See also

From Latin
settentrione
occidente
ponente
oriente
levante
meridione
mezzogiorno
From Germanic
nordovest nord nordest
ovest est
sudovest sud sudest

Participle

occidente (plural occidenti)

  1. present participle of occidere

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb occidō (I fall down; I die).

Participle

occidente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occidēns

Etymology 2

Form of the verb occīdō (I cut down; I kill).

Participle

occīdente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occīdēns

Portuguese

Noun

occidente m (plural occidentes)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of ocidente.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidentem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /oɡθiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.θiˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /oɡsiˈdente/ [oɣ̞.siˈð̞ẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: oc‧ci‧den‧te

Noun

occidente m (plural occidentes)

  1. west, occident
    Synonyms: oeste, poniente
    Antonyms: este, oriente, levante

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