masculine

vɐˈstok

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Translation

east

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Word origin

From въс- ('up') and the root of течь ('to flow'), literally where the sun 'flows up', a formation that mirrors запад.

Origin
Old East Slavic
Root
течь

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

восто́ке.

The sun rises in the east.

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We're travelling to the east of the country, to the sea.

восто́ке су́ше, .

In the east the weather is usually drier than in the west.

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