Learned borrowing fromLatinoccidēns, occidēntem(“the west”).
occidente m (uncountable)
Borrowed fromLatinoccidentem, present participle ofoccidō(“to fall down; pass away”), in reference to the setting of the Sun.
compass points (Latin-origin):punti cardinali: [edit]
| settentrione | ||
| occidente ponente |  | oriente levante |
| meridione mezzogiorno |
occidente m orfby sense (pluraloccidenti)
Form of the verboccidō(“I fall down; I die”).
occidente
Form of the verboccīdō(“I cut down; I kill”).
occīdente
occidente m (pluraloccidentes)
Borrowed fromLatinoccidentem.
occidente m (pluraloccidentes)
compass points:puntos cardinales: [edit]
| noroeste | norte septentrión | noreste |
| oeste occidente poniente | | este oriente levante |
| suroeste | sur ostro austro | sureste |