occidente

See also: Occidente

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidēns, occidēntem (the west).

Noun

occidente m (uncountable)

  1. west (cardinal direction)
  2. the western portion of a territory or region

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ot͡ːʃiˈdɛnte/, [ot.t͡ʃiˈd̪ɛn̪.t̪e]
  • Hyphenation: oc‧ci‧dèn‧te

Noun

occidente m (plural occidenti)

  1. west, occident

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Verb

occidente

  1. present participle of occidere

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Participle

occidente

  1. ablative masculine singular of occidēns
  2. ablative feminine singular of occidēns
  3. ablative neuter singular of occidēns

Etymology 2

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

Participle

occīdente

  1. ablative masculine singular of occīdēns
  2. ablative feminine singular of occīdēns
  3. ablative neuter singular of occīdēns

Portuguese

Noun

occidente m (plural occidentes)

  1. Superseded spelling of ocidente. (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occidens, occidentem.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /oɡθiˈdente/, [oɣθiˈðẽn̪t̪e]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /oɡsiˈdente/, [oɣsiˈðẽn̪t̪e]

Noun

occidente m (plural occidentes)

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

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