east
Betekenis (English)
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- The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
- The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
- In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.
Synonyms
in the east
due east
to the east
Eastward
east wind
the East
from the east
facing the east
east face
all directions
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/iːst/
Etymology (English)
In summary
From Middle English est, from Old English ēast, from Proto-West Germanic *austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér (“east”). Compare West Frisian east, Dutch oost, German Ost, Danish øst, Norwegian Nynorsk aust, Swedish öst.
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