occidente

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See also: Occidente

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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occidente m (plural occidenti)

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

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

Participle

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occidente (plural occidenti)

  1. present participle of occidere

Latin

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Etymology 1

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

Participle

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occidente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occidēns

Etymology 2

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

Participle

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occīdente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of occīdēns

Portuguese

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Noun

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occidente m (plural occidentes)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin occidentem.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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occidente m (plural occidentes)

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

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