Latvian

Proper noun

Austrumi m

1. East
2. Orient

Latvian

Picture dictionary
ziemeļi rietumi austrumi dienvidi
Debespuses

Noun

austrumi m (1st declension)

1. (plural only) east (one of the four compass points, opposed to west)

   austrumu vējš‎ ― east wind

   ēkas austrumu puse‎ ― the east side of the building

   doties austrumu virzienā‎ ― to go east (lit. in the east direction)

   mainīt kursu uz austrumiem‎ ― to change course to the east

   austrumos debesu pamalē jau blāzmoja rīts‎ ― in the eat horizon the morning begins to dawn

2. east (territory situated in or along this direction)

   Latvijas austrumi‎ ― the Latvian east (the east part of Latvia)

   dzīvot pilsētas austrumos‎ ― to live in th east (part) of town

3. (also Austrumi) East, Eastern, Oriental (regions located in Asia or neighboring areas)

   austrumu tautas, valodas‎ ― Eastern peoples, languages

   lieliska gulta!... tajā varēja gulēt kā sapnī, kā austrumu pasakā‎ ― a wonderful bed!... in it you can sleep as in a dream, as in an Eastern fairy tale

Declension

Synonyms

• austrumpuse

Related terms

• The four compass points (Četras debespuses):
  ziemeļi - dienvidi - austrumi - rietumi

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “aust^a”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7