east

See also: East

English

Etymology

From Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-.

Compare West Frisian east, Dutch oost, German Ost, Norwegian Nynorsk aust, Swedish öst.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iːst/, enPR: ēst
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Rhymes: -iːst

Noun

east (countable and uncountable, plural easts)

One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E.
- 1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
  In a few hours the birds come to it from all points of the compass – east, west, north, and south […]

Coordinate terms

(compass point): north, south, west

Derived terms

Translations

Also see Appendix:Cardinal directions for translations of all compass points

compass point

Afrikaans: oos (af)
Ainu: チュㇷ゚カ (cupka)
Albanian: lindje (sq) f
Amharic: ምሥራቅ (məśraḳ)
Arabic: شَرْق‎ (ar) m (šarq)
Hijazi Arabic: شَرْق‎ m (šarg)
Aramaic:
Hebrew: מדנחא‎ f (madnkhā, madnkho)

Syriac: ܡܕܢܚܐ‎ f (madnkhā, madnkho)
Armenian: արևելք (arewelkʿ)
Old Armenian: արեւելք (arewelkʿ)
Aromanian: datã, Datã
Asturian: este (ast) m
Azerbaijani: şərq (az)
Bashkir: көнсығыш (könsïğïš), шәреҡ (šäreq)
Basque: sortalde, eguzkialde, ekialde
Belarusian: усхо́д (be) m (usxód), ўсход m (ŭsxod)
Bengali: পূর্ব (pūrb)
Breton: reter (br) m
Bulgarian: и́зток (bg) m (íztok)
Burmese: အရှေ့ (my) (a.hre.), ပုဗ္ဗ (pubba.)
Catalan: est (ca) m, llevant (ca) m, orient (ca) m
Cebuano: sidlakan
Central Dusun: kohisaon
Central Melanau: wab
Chechen: малхбале (malχbale)
Chinese:
Dungan: дун (dun), дунфон (dunfon)

Mandarin: 東 (zh), 东 (zh) (dōng), 東方 (zh), 东方 (zh) (dōngfāng)
Chukchi: никъээн (nikʺėėn), никъэен (nikʺėen), тыӈаӈӄач (tyṇaṇqač)
Corsican: estu
Crimean Tatar: şarq, kündoğuş
Czech: východ (cs) m
Danish: øst (da) c
Djambarrpuyngu: ^{(please verify)} dhimurru (Djapu dialect, possibly other dialects)
Dutch: oosten (nl) n
Esperanto: oriento, eosto
Estonian: ida (et), idakaar
Faroese: eystur n
Finnish: itä (fi)
French: est (fr) m, orient (fr) m, levant (fr) m
Galician: leste
Georgian: აღმოსავლეთი (aɣmosavleti)
German: Osten (de) m, Ost (de) m
Alemannic German: Oschte m
Greek: ανατολή (el) f (anatolí)
Ancient Greek: ἀνατολή (anatolḗ)
Gujarati: પૂર્વ m (pūrva)
Hawaiian: hikina
Hebrew: מִזְרָח‎ (he) m (mizrakh)
Hindi: पूर्व (hi) m (pūrva)
Hungarian: kelet (hu)
Icelandic: austur (is) n
Ido: esto (io)
Indonesian: timur (id)
Interlingua: est, oriente
Irish: oirthear m
Italian: est (it) m, oriente (it) m, levante (it) m
Japanese: 東 (ja) (ひがし, higashi), 東方 (ja) (とうほう, tōhō)
Javanese: wetan (jv)
Kannada: ಪೂರ್ವ (kn) (pūrva)
Kapampangan: alaya
Karachay-Balkar: кюнчыгъыш
Kazakh: шығыс (kk) (şığıs), күншығыс (künşığıs)
Khakas: іскер (ísker)
Khmer: ទិសខាងកើត (tɨh khaang kaət), ខាងកើត (khaang kaət), ប្រាចិន (km) (praacən), កើត (km) (kaət)
Korean: 동 (ko) (dong) (東 (ko)), (nautical) 새 (ko) (sae)
Koryak: тэйкэнэнэны
Kumyk: гюнтувуш
Kurdish: rojhilat (ku), ڕۆژهه‌ڵات‎ (rojhellat)
Kyrgyz: чығыш (çıғış), күн чығыш (kün çıғış)
Lao: ທິດຕາເວັນອອກ (thit tā wen ’ǭk), ຕາເວັນອອກ (tā wen ’ǭk)
Latgalian: reiti

Latin: oriēns (la) m
Latvian: austrumi m
Lingala: monyɛlɛ
Lithuanian: rytai (lt) m pl
Livonian: idā
Macedonian: исток m (istok)
Malay: timur (ms)
Malayalam: കിഴക്ക് (ml) (kiḻakkŭ)
Maltese: lvant
Manchu: (dergi)
Maori: rāwhiti
Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭱𐭮𐭲𐭫‎ (ōšastar)
Mongolian: зүүн (mn) (züün), дорно (mn) (dorno)
Nahuatl: tlauhcampa
Navajo: haʼaʼaah
Norman: Êt
Northern Sami: nuorti
Norwegian:
Bokmål: øst (no) m or c, aust (no) m

Nynorsk: aust m
Occitan: èst (oc), orient (oc) m, pojant m
Ojibwe: waabano, waabang
Okinawan: あがり (agari)
Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: въстокъ m (vŭstokŭ), въсходъ m (vŭsxodŭ)
Oriya: ପୂର୍ବ (or) (pūrbô)
Pashto: ختيځ‎ (ps) m (xatíj), شرق‎ (ps) m (šarq)
Persian: مشرق‎ (fa) (mašreq), خاور‎ (fa) (xâvar), شرق‎ (fa) (šarq)
Polish: wschód (pl) m inan
Portuguese: este (pt) m, leste (pt) m, oriente (pt) m
Punjabi: ਪੂਰਬ m (pūrb)
Quechua: intichay
Romanian: est (ro) n, orient (ro) n, răsărit (ro) n (today uncommon)
Romansch: ost, (Sutselvisch) oriaint
Russian: восто́к (ru) m (vostók), ост (ru) m (ost) (wind, nautical), восхо́д (ru) m (vosxód) (dated, now means "sunrise")
Sanskrit: पूर्वा (sa) f (pūrvā)
Scots: aist, eist
Scottish Gaelic: ear f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: исток m

Roman: istok (sh) m
Shor: шығыш, кӱн-шығыш
Sinhalese: නැගෙනහිර (nægenahira)
Slovak: východ m
Slovene: vzhod (sl) m
Southern Altai: кӱнчыгыш (künčïgïš)
Spanish: este (es) m, oriente (es) m, levante (es) m
Swahili: mashariki (sw)
Swedish: öster (sv) c
Tagalog: silangan (tl)
Tajik: шарқ (tg) (šarq), машриқ (mašriq)
Tamil: கிழக்கு (ta) (kiḻakku)
Tatar: көнчыгыш (tt) (könçığış)
Telugu: తూర్పు (te) (tūrpu)
Thai: ทิศ ตะวันออก (tít dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk), ตะวันออก (th) (dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk)
Tibetan: ཤར (shar)
Turkish: doğu (tr), şark (tr) (obsolete)
Turkmen: gündogar
Tuvan: чөөн чүк (čöön čük)
Ukrainian: схід (uk) m (sxid)
Urdu: مشرق‎ m (maśriq)
Uyghur: شەرق‎ (ug) (sherq)
Uzbek: sharq (uz)
Vietnamese: đông (vi), phía đông, hướng đông, phương đông
Welsh: dwyrain (cy) m
West Coast Bajau: timur
West Frisian: easten (fy) n
Yakut: илин (ilin)
Yiddish: מזרח‎ m (mizrekh)
Yonaguni: アンガイ (aŋgayi)
Zazaki: akewten
ǃXóõ: ǂa̰ã

Adjective

east (not comparable)

Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
(meteorology) wind from the east
Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
From the East; oriental.
(ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel.
the east front of a cathedral

Synonyms

(situated or lying in or towards the east): eastward
(meteorology: wind from the east): easterly
(of or pertaining to the east): eastern
(from the East): oriental

Antonyms

(situated or lying in or towards the east): westward
(meteorology: wind from the east): westerly
(of or pertaining to the east): western

Translations

in or towards the east

Armenian: արևելյան (arewelyan)
Bavarian: oscht
Belarusian: усхо́дні m (usxódni), ўсхо́дні m (ŭsxódni)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 东 (zh) (dōng)

Min Dong: 东 (doing, dung)
Czech: východní (cs)
Dutch: oostelijk (nl)
Esperanto: orienta
Finnish: itäinen (fi), (in compounds) itä-
French: à l'est
Hungarian: keleti (hu)
Indonesian: timur (id)
Italian: orientale (it)
Japanese: 東 (ja) (ひがし, higashi)
Latvian: austrumu
Macedonian: источно (istočno)

Malay: timur (ms)
Maltese: ^{(please verify)} lejn il-lvant
Navajo: haʼaʼaahjigo
Polish: wschodni (pl)
Portuguese: ao leste, oriental (pt)
Rohingya: fuk
Russian: восто́чный (ru) (vostóčnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: sear, an ear
Slovak: východný (sk) m
Swedish: ost-, öst-, östra (sv)
Tagalog: silangan (tl)
Telugu: తూర్పు (te) (tūrpu)
Turkish: doğu (tr)
Welsh: dwyrain (cy)
West Frisian: eastlik
Yonaguni: アンガイ (aŋgayi)
Zazaki: akewten n

meteorology: easterly

Armenian: արևելյան (arewelyan)
Czech: východní (cs)
Esperanto: orienta
Faroese: eystan-
Finnish: itäinen (fi), idänpuoleinen, itä-
French: de l'est
Hungarian: keleti (hu)
Italian: di levante
Macedonian: источен m (istočen)
Malay: timur (ms)

Maltese: ^{(please verify)} mil-lvant
Polish: wschodni (pl)
Portuguese: do leste, leste (pt)
Russian: восто́чный (ru) (vostóčnyj)
Slovak: východný (sk) m
Swedish: ostlig (sv), östlig (sv)
Turkish: gün doğusu (tr)
Welsh: dwyreiniol (cy)
Zazaki: rocakewten n

of or pertaining to the east

Armenian: արևելյան (arewelyan)
Belarusian: усхо́дні m (usxódni), ўсхо́дні m (ŭsxódni)
Czech: východní (cs)
Dutch: oostelijk (nl)
Esperanto: orienta
Finnish: itäinen (fi), (in compounds) itä-
French: de l'est
Greek: ανατολικός (el) m (anatolikós)
Hungarian: keleti (hu)
Italian: orientale (it)
Japanese: 東部 (ja) (とうぶ, tōbu)
Macedonian: источен m (istočen), источна f (istočna), источно n (istočno)
Malay: timur (ms)

Maltese: ^{(please verify)} tal-lvant
Polish: wschodni (pl)
Portuguese: oriental (pt)
Russian: восто́чный (ru) (vostóčnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: sear, an ear
Slovak: východný (sk) m
Spanish: oriental (es)
Swedish: ostlig (sv), östlig (sv)
Telugu: తూర్పు (te) (tūrpu)
Turkish: doğulu (tr)
Welsh: dwyreiniol (cy)
West Frisian: eastlik
Zazaki: akewtenıc c

from the East

Armenian: արևելյան (arewelyan)
Belarusian: усхо́дні m (usxódni), ўсхо́дні m (ŭsxódni)
Czech: východní (cs)
Dutch: oosters (nl)
Esperanto: orienta
Finnish: itäinen (fi), itämainen (fi), orientaalinen (fi), (in compounds) orientaali-
French: oriental (fr) m, orientale (fr) f
Greek: ανατολικός (el) m (anatolikós)
Hungarian: keleti (hu)
Italian: da est
Macedonian: источен m (istočen), источна f (istočna), источно n (istočno)

Malay: timur (ms)
Maltese: ^{(please verify)} mil-lvant
Polish: wschodni (pl)
Portuguese: oriental (pt)
Russian: восто́чный (ru) (vostóčnyj)
Swedish: österländsk (sv), orientalisk (sv)
Telugu: తూర్పు (te) (tūrpu)
Turkish: doğudan
Welsh: o'r dwyrain
Zazaki: hetê akewten m pl

Adverb

east (not comparable)

towards the east; eastwards

Synonyms

(towards the east): eastwards

Antonyms

(towards the east): west. westwards

Translations

towards the east

Czech: východně (cs), na východ, k východu, východním směrem
Dutch: oostwaarts (nl)
Esperanto: orienten
Estonian: idas
Finnish: itään, itään päin, itää kohti
French: ^{(please verify)} vers l 'est
Hungarian: kelet felé
Irish: soir
Italian: ^{(please verify)} a est, ^{(please verify)} verso est
Latvian: uz (lv) austrumiem

Polish: na wschód, ku wschodowi
Portuguese: a leste, para o leste, em direção ao leste
Scottish Gaelic: an ear
Slovak: ^{(please verify)} na východ
Spanish: hacia el este, al este, (con) rumbo al este
Swedish: ostvart (sv), österut (sv)
Taos: tə́ybu
Telugu: తూర్పుగా (tūrpugā)
Welsh: tua'r dwyrain
West Frisian: eastlik

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

Basque: ^{(please verify)} sortialdeko, ^{(please verify)} ekialdeko
Estonian: ^{(please verify)} idapoolne, ^{(please verify)} ida-, ^{(please verify)} Ida-

Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} del est, ^{(please verify)} oriental

Anagrams

AEST, ESTA, SEAT, TEAs, eats, etas, sate, saté, seat, seta, tase, teas

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *austrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (“eastern”). Cognate with Old Frisian āst, Old Saxon ost, Dutch oost, Old High German ōst, German Osten, Old Norse austr. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin auster (“southerly”) and aurora (“dawn”), Latvian austrumi (“easterly”), Albanian ag (“dawn, early morning; black mark round the eyes”), Proto-Slavic *utro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /æːɑ̯st/

Noun

ēast m

the east

Declension

Declension of east (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēast	ēastas
accusative	ēast	ēastas
genitive	ēastes	ēasta
dative	ēaste	ēastum

Descendants

Middle English: est
- English: east
- Scots: eist, aist
→ Old French: est
- French: est
- → Galician: leste
- → Italian: est
- → Portuguese: este
- → Spanish: este

Adjective

ēast

eastern, easterly

Declension

Declension of east — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēast	ēast	ēast
Accusative	ēastne	ēaste	ēast
Genitive	ēastes	ēastre	ēastes
Dative	ēastum	ēastre	ēastum
Instrumental	ēaste	ēastre	ēaste
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēaste	ēasta, -e	ēast
Accusative	ēaste	ēasta, -e	ēast
Genitive	ēastra	ēastra	ēastra
Dative	ēastum	ēastum	ēastum
Instrumental	ēastum	ēastum	ēastum

Declension of east — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēasta	ēaste	ēaste
Accusative	ēastan	ēastan	ēaste
Genitive	ēastan	ēastan	ēastan
Dative	ēastan	ēastan	ēastan
Instrumental	ēastan	ēastan	ēastan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ēastan	ēastan	ēastan
Accusative	ēastan	ēastan	ēastan
Genitive	ēastra, ēastena	ēastra, ēastena	ēastra, ēastena
Dative	ēastum	ēastum	ēastum
Instrumental	ēastum	ēastum	ēastum

Adverb

ēast

from the east
towards the east

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian āst, from Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Adjective

east

east, eastern, easterly

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

east n

east

Noun

east c

east, eastern former colonies

east

English

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Old English

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West Frisian

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