austrumi

See also: Austrumi

Latvian

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb aust (“to dawn”): from Proto-Baltic *aus- with an extra -(t)rā (cf. austra “dawn light”) +‎ -ums, from Proto-Indo-European *āws-, *aws- (“to shine”) (< *h₂ews-). As in many other Indo-European languages, the term for “east” is thus related to, or derived from, terms meaning “dawn” or “sunrise.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [àwstrumi]

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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 east 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

Declension of austrumi (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	—	austrumi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	—	austrumus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	—	austrumu
dative (datīvs)	—	austrumiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	—	austrumiem
locative (lokatīvs)	—	austrumos
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	austrumi

Synonyms

• austrumpuse

Related terms

(compass points) debespuse;

ziemeļrietumi	ziemeļi	ziemeļaustrumi
rietumi		austrumi
dienvidrietumi	dienvidi	dienvidaustrumi