east

Significado (English)

Noun

1. The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
2. The eastern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
3. In a church: the direction of the altar and chancel; the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.

Adj

1. Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
2. Blowing (as wind) from the east.
3. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
4. From the East; oriental.
5. Designating, or situated in, the liturgical east.

Adv

towards the east; eastwards

Synonyms

eastern

eastward

end

🔚

orient

tail

East

eastwards

west

south

oriental

easterly

sunrise

🌅

in the east

due east

rise

north

E

E

new

🆕

to the east

north-east

northwest

get up

front

Eastward

rising

east wind

southeast

south-west

easterner

bird

🐦

the East

under

universe

before

wind

yeast

above

east side

from the east

Levantine

SE

facing the east

east face

all directions

jungle

leave

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/iːst/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from inglês médio: est

Inherited from inglês arcaico: ēast

Cognate with frísio ocidental: east

Cognate with holandês: oost

Cognate with alemão: Ost

Cognate with dinamarquês: øst

Cognate with nynorsk norueguês: aust

Cognate with sueco: öst

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.

Frases

The caravan moved toward the east .

A caravana se moveu em direção ao leste.

It is northwest of Wellington , the county seat , and east of Hedley .

É a noroeste de Wellington, a sede do condado e a leste de Hedley.

It is bordered to the south and east by the city of Dunbar .

É delimitado ao sul e leste pela cidade de Dunbar.

The Shade River flows predominantly as three streams , its east , middle , and west branches .

O rio Shade flui predominantemente como três riachos, suas filiais leste, médio e oeste.