1 adjective in or towards the northeastthoir thuaidh c m uthe northeastern part of the countryan chuid thoir thuaidh den tír, oirthuaisceart na tírethe northeastern boundaryan teorainn thoir thuaidhthey went in a northeastern directionchuaigh siad soir ó thuaidh2 adjective of the northeast(de chuid) an oirthuaiscirtthe northeastern dialectcanúint an oirthuaiscirt