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Etymology

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From Middle English ovet (likely from metathesis of the plural *ovetes, ofvetes, ofetes (fruits, pl)), from Old English ofett (fruit, legume), from Proto-West Germanic *obaet (fruit, produce, increase), from a compound whose first element represents Proto-Indo-European *obʰi-, *ebʰi-, *bʰi- (on, toward, from, by), and whose second element is Proto-Germanic *at-, *ēta- (edibles, food), from Proto-Germanic *etaną (to eat), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (to eat). Cognate with West Frisian oefte (something tasty to eat, goodies), Dutch ooft (fruit), German Low German Ooft, Aaft (fruit), German Obst (fruit).

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ovest (uncountable)

  1. (UK dialectal) The mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out.

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Originated as an incorrect reading of a borrowing from French ouest, from Old English west. Doublet of vespro.

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ovest m (invariable)

  1. west
    Synonyms: occidente, ponente

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

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Noun

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ovest m (please provide plural)

  1. west (cardinal point)