austur
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą.
Adverb edit
austur (comparative austar, superlative austast)
- east, eastward (designating movement to the east)
- in the east (only used together with a prepositional phrase indicating a more precise location, except when used comparatively)
Noun edit
austur n (genitive singular austurs, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of austur
See also edit
- (compass points)
norðvestur | norður | norðaustur |
vestur | austur | |
suðvestur | suður | suðaustur |
Etymology 2 edit
Related to the verb ausa.
Noun edit
austur m (genitive singular austurs, nominative plural austrar)
- the act of drawing [water] or ladling
- waste, squandering
Declension edit
Categories:
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/øystʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/øystʏr/2 syllables
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adverbs
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- is:Compass points