el

masculine

/oˈeste/

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Translation

west

Word origin

Borrowed via Old French ouest or English west, ultimately from a Germanic root meaning 'west'.

Origin: Germanic
Root: west
English cognates: west

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraloestes

Examples

My village is in the west of the country.

The sun sets in the west.

We are going to travel to the west this summer.

The wind is coming from the west today.

She lives in a small city in the west.

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This word is part of lesson 27.