east.1s.aOirthear m. House facing (the) east, teach agus a aghaidh soir. East of . . ., taobh thoir de . ., lastoir de ... In the east, thoir. To the east, soir. From the east, anoir. bThe East, An Domhan Thoir. The Far East, An Cian-Oirthear m. 2adv. (Of rest) Thoir; (of motion) soir. Too far east is west, soir gach siar faoi dheireadh thiar. 3a.(Gaoth) anoir; (an fhuinneog) thoir. The East Indies, Na hIndiacha Thoir.