"eastern" in seven languages
Meaningeastern
Spanish
oriental
/oɾjenˈtal/
learned
French
oriental
/ɔʁjɑ̃tal/
learned
fem.: orientale
Italian
orientale
/orjenˈtale/
learned
Portuguese
oriental
/oɾjẽˈtaw/
learned
Romanian
oriental
/orjenˈtal/
learned
De est 'of the east' is just as common: coasta de est.
Catalan
oriental
/uɾiənˈtal/
learned
English
eastern
/ˈistɚn/
native English · Old English ēasterne
English → ItalianeasternorientaleNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: orient, oriental, orientation.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ORIENTĀLEM‘of the rising sun, eastern’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The east is where the sun rises (ORĪRĪ 'to rise'); to orient yourself was first to face east. For Eastern Europe all three use 'east' instead: Europa del Este, l'Europe de l'Est, l'Europa dell'Est.
English relatives: orient, oriental, orientation
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In a sentence
- esVisitamos la costa oriental de la isla.
- frNous avons visité la côte orientale de l'île.
- itAbbiamo visitato la costa orientale dell'isola.
- ptVisitamos a costa oriental da ilha.
- roAm vizitat coasta orientală a insulei.
- caVam visitar la costa oriental de l'illa.
- enWe visited the eastern coast of the island.