No. 610 in Icelandic
vestri
The Icelandic word "vestri" means "west" or "the western part."
In a sentence
Ég ferðaðist til vesturs síðasta sumar.
I traveled west last summer.
Here 'vesturs' is used as the direction 'west', indicating a direction of travel.
Vesturhluti landsins er mjög fallegur.
The western part of the country is very beautiful.
The form 'vesturhluti' demonstrates 'vestur' as a descriptor related to a specific part, here referring to the western region.
Hann býr í nýju húsi á Vestrastræti.
He lives in a new house on Vest Street.
'Vestrastræti' uses 'vestri' in a compound as a proper noun indicating the name of a street, implying it is located in the west part of an area.
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