austrumi
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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.”[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
austrumi m (1st declension)
- (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
- 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
- (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
Related terms
(compass points) debespuse;
| ziemeļrietumi | ziemeļi | ziemeļaustrumi |
| rietumi | 
|
austrumi |
| dienvidrietumi | dienvidi | dienvidaustrumi |
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “austa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN