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south en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsaʊ̯θ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsəʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /ˈsʌʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /suːθ/ (Northumbria)
  • (London) audio
  • /ˈsawθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /sɛʊ̯t̪/ Standard Irish, Dublin
  • /ˈsaːθ/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
  • /sɐʏ̯θ/ (Northern-Ireland)
  • /ˈsɜʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • (California) audio
  • /ˈsæʊ̯θ/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈsɐʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /sɐʊ̯t̪/ (Cork)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Cognates Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Toward the south; southward.
  2. (not-comparable, of wind) from the south.
  3. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
  4. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
    • south highway 1
  5. (not-comparable) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.
    • Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (beyond the subdivision behind the church), and the south side, Ashley River Road. 2014, Paul Porwoll, Against All Odds: History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church, Charleston, 1706-2013, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 365:

Deriveds (first 500 of 512)

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(Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kilkerran (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hetton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Egremont (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Derbyshire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lismore (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Salisbury South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Gibson Desert South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Grafton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · San Antonio South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Drillham South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ozone Park (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Nungatta South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Sudan (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Pomfret (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Normanton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kyabram South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Dakota (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Winchelsea South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Officer South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South West Rocks (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South West Slopes (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Norwood (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Burnie (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Elmsall (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Johnstone (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Perth (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Paris (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Morang (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southington (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Boulder (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ruislip (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kincumber South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Traralgon South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Stoke (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Korumburra South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Burnett (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Tinana South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Yabba South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southern River (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yelbeni (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Cranbourne South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ballina (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Spreyton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Narrapumelap South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lakeland (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Buchan South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Belgrave South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Harwich (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Coventry (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Brighton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Australia (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Pambula (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Leongatha South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Grove (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bank (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Neerim South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wentworthville (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Sudbury (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Killingly (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Centro (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Doodlakine (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Allambee South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yaamba (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Greta South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Riana (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Merbein South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kilsyth South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Brent (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Blackburn South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Park Ridge South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Eradu South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southside (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Mile End South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Arcadia South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Katherine South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Boolarra South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Littleton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kalgoorlie (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bathurst (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wingfield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southborough (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Nietta (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southbury (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wellfleet (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Yinnar South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Woorinen South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Oxfordshire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Maclean (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South SemiticAberaman South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Park (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Penrith (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bingera (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Walpole (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Drive (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Foreland (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ripley (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Yarrawonga South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Isis (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Nutfield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Darenth (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Marston (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Queensferry (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Mount Cameron (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Cardiff South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Stormont (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Plantations (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Leith (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hobart (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Quilo-quilo South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Central (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Alloa (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southern Cross (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Nowra (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Matabeleland South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Berlin (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Anabranch South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Rochedale South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Rauceby (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Merriang South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Cockerington (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Villazar (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lake Grace (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kumminin (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Merstham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ashburnham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Moravian Region (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Widgee Crossing South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Pascoe Vale South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Lindenow South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Gundurimba (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Luffenham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Bullarto South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Vermont South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ockendon (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Orleans (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Mandurang South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hurstville (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Amboy (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Deerfield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Carrajung South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wales (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Taree South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southwark (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Newton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Carolina (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bristol (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Wangaratta South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South America (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Caboolture South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Glenormiston South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Walkerville South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Yuleba South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Leigh (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bodallin (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Shields (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Murwillumbah (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kardella South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Renmark South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kotara South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Boston (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southampton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kyneton South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bowenfels (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Datatine (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Royalton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kentucky South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Burlington (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Preston (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Joel South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kensington (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Camden South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Guanan South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kilburn (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Wicherina South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southport Lagoon (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Springvale South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southey (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Lima South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Holland (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Bacsil South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Cave (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southrop (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bruny (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Maroota (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Langwarrin South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Geelong (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Triangle (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South African Standard Time (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Barangay South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Acre (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yuna (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Nesting (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Wallumbilla South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kolan (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Arm (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Anston (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Uist (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lanarkshire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Albury (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kempsey (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Monarto South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Sutherland (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Woodford (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southport (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kergunyah South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Moe South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Beach Diet (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wymondham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yilgarn (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Tweed Heads South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wairarapa (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kukerin (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Shore (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Gyle (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Risdon Park South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Walsham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Norfolk (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Cambridgeshire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Windsor (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Tyneside (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hanningfield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Purrumbete (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Leverton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Morinish South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Witham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Creake (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Newsham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Caringbah South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Barrow (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Port Pirie South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Otterington (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Island (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Caulfield South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Penobscot (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Gippsland (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Trees (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Lockwood South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Georgia (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Dandenong South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Maitland (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lake (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Brisbane (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Kojaneerup South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Jackson South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Norwalk (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Willunga South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Bundalong South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Farnborough (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Buaraba South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Dudley (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Toowoomba (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Narre Warren South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Springfield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Woodville South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Nirranda South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Trafalgar South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Woodstock (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Guildford (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Appin South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Africa (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Greenough (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Yarragon South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Dennis (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lyndeborough (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wharf (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Sabang South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Chatham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Stradbroke (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Effingham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lebanon (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Towaninny South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hams (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wimbledon (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Golden Beach (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bucks (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lancaster (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southern Brook (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Dartmouth (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Harefield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Freeport (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wolumla (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Murray Bridge South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Pakenham South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Gosforth (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Frontenac (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Street (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Rock (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southtown (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bunbury (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Staffordshire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Godstone (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Jeolla (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bloomfield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kununoppin (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southminster (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Church (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Henley Beach South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Edmeston (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Heath (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Heathcote South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Mackay (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · south side (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Almaguer South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Warragul South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hayling (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Cosgrove South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Red Hill South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ronaldsay (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Nanango (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Warrandyte South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hylton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hatfield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Meriden (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Stirling (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southwest (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Hazelwood South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hampton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Caloocan (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Sutton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Plympton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Petherton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Tallangatta South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Fallsburg (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wheatland (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Ecklin South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Dundas (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Carlton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Plainfield (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Sussex (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bend (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kesteven (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Orkney Islands (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Fumina South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Western Slopes (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yarmouth (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Clayton South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Northamptonshire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Oakleigh South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southern Lamington (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Frankston South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Wantirna South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Moorook South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Muckleford South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Granville (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Cheshunt South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Beaver Dam (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Forest (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Townsville (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Harrow (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Burramine South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Thomaston (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Newdegate (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Trayning (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Downs (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Payneham South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Tacoma South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South East Nanango (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Goolwa South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Acton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Braintree (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Croydon South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Felton South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Pasadena (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Weald (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Foxboro (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Tamworth (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kingsville (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Launceston (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Harrison (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Huron (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Carnarvon (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ribble (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Brooksville (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wellesley Islands (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Tanjil South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southgate (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southwell (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Durras (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Attleboro (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Willingham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Londonderry (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Glens Falls (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Talwood (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Tottenham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Heighton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Lynn (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Werribee South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Cadbury and Sutton Montis (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Willung South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Semaphore South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Turramurra (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yardley (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yarra (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Innisfail (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Chicago (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Suffolk (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Tyntynder South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hanover (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Croydon (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southern Moreton Bay Islands (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Whorouly South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Ayrshire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Tyne (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Surrey (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Maelor South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Windham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Gladstone (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southend-on-Sea (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Branch (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Euclid (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Bellingham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Bordertown South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Poblacion South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Glengarry (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Guyra (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · south pole (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southall (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hadley (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Glenelg South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Gloucestershire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Gorin (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hill (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Portland (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hero (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Easton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Bundaberg South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Port Noarlunga South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Cabungaan South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Beaches (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Esk (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Ravenswood South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Dibua South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Carver (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yorkshire (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hamilton (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hampstead (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Fremantle (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southsea (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Wigston (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Blackbutt South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Hummocks (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Yunderup (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Southcote (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Callignee South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Tawonga South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Weymouth (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Glastonbury (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Glencoe (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Pelaw (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Darley (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Rumford (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Kelsey (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Quairading (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Gawler South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Beach diet (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Glamorgan (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Chelmsford (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Drouin South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Thorpdale South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Muskham (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Coogee (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · Hamilton South (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Mission Beach (Terms derived from south (adjective)) · South Melbourne (Terms derived 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Translations (63)

ia meridional (of or pertaining to the south) · es meridional (of or pertaining to the south) · az güney (of or pertaining to the south) · km ខាងត្បូង (of or pertaining to the south) · gd deas (of or pertaining to the south) · es austral (of or pertaining to the south) · ro sudic (of or pertaining to the south) · cmn(of or pertaining to the south) · yue(of or pertaining to the south) · sjd соа̄ввьй (of or pertaining to the south) · sk južný (of or pertaining to the south) · he דרומי (of or pertaining to the south) · fr méridional (of or pertaining to the south) · ia del sud (of or pertaining to the south) · pt austral (of or pertaining to the south) · vo sulüdik (of or pertaining to the south) · sjd соа̄ййв (of or pertaining to the south) · fy súd (of or pertaining to the south) · gl austral (of or pertaining to the south) · kk солтүстік (of or pertaining to the south) · yi דרומדיק (of or pertaining to the south) · fr sud (of or pertaining to the south) · bg южен (meteorology, of wind: from the south) · fy súdlik (of or pertaining to the south) · ia austral (of or pertaining to the south) · pl południowy (of or pertaining to the south) · it meridionale (of or pertaining to the south) · es austro- (of or pertaining to the south) · gl austrino (of or pertaining to the south) · az cənubi (of or pertaining to the south) · nl zuidelijk (of or pertaining to the south) · da syd (of or pertaining to the south) · es del sur (of or pertaining to the south) · ms janubi (of or pertaining to the south) · eo suda (of or pertaining to the south) · nan-hbl(of or pertaining to the south) · br kreisteiz (of or pertaining to the south) · de südlich (of or pertaining to the south) · gd a deas (of or pertaining to the south) · la australis (of or pertaining to the south) · es sud- (of or pertaining to the south) · be паўднёвы (of or pertaining to the south) · hy հարավային (of or pertaining to the south) · es sur- (of or pertaining to the south) · sv syd (of or pertaining to the south) · de süd- (of or pertaining to the south) · pt do sul (of or pertaining to the south) · pt meridional (of or pertaining to the south) · fr austral (of or pertaining to the south) · yoi ハイ (of or pertaining to the south) · cs jižní (of or pertaining to the south) · ru ю́жный (of or pertaining to the south) · bg ю́жен (of or pertaining to the south) · da sydlig (of or pertaining to the south) · es sureño (of or pertaining to the south) · nl zuid (of or pertaining to the south) · pt sulista (of or pertaining to the south) · enm south (of or pertaining to the south) · ms selatan (of or pertaining to the south) · mk ју́жен (of or pertaining to the south) · br su (of or pertaining to the south) · el νότιος (of or pertaining to the south) · fi eteläinen (of or pertaining to the south)

south en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsaʊ̯θ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsəʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /ˈsʌʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /suːθ/ (Northumbria)
  • (London) audio
  • /ˈsawθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /sɛʊ̯t̪/ Standard Irish, Dublin
  • /ˈsaːθ/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
  • /sɐʏ̯θ/ (Northern-Ireland)
  • /ˈsɜʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • (California) audio
  • /ˈsæʊ̯θ/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈsɐʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /sɐʊ̯t̪/ (Cork)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Cognates Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).

Meanings

  1. Toward the south; southward.
    • When folks from Nags Head want to get away from it all, they head south—and so did I, across the bridge over Oregon Inlet to reach Hatteras Island. 1987 October, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., “North Carolina's Outer Banks”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 496:
  2. Downward.
  3. (figuratively) In an adverse direction or trend.
    • His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
  4. Of wind, from the south.

Forms

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Synonyms

sideways

Translations (41)

de süd- (of wind: from the south) · bg but see отивам на кино (in an adverse direction or trend) · bg от юг (of wind: from the south) · enm south (towards the south) · gd a deas (towards the south) · fi eteläinen (of wind: from the south) · gl maraxe (of wind: from the south) · km ទៅខាងត្បូង (towards the south) · lnj ibhadh (towards the south) · da syd (of wind: from the south) · gl ó sul (towards the south) · gl bercía (of wind: from the south) · ga deas (towards the south) · nv shádiʼááhjígo (towards the south) · ko 남쪽으로 (towards the south) · es hacer aguas (in an adverse direction or trend) · es al sur (towards the south) · fi etelä- (of wind: from the south) · et lõunas (towards the south) · enm south (of wind: from the south) · fi pieleen (in an adverse direction or trend) · de auf dem absteigen Ast (in an adverse direction or trend) · de den Bach runter (in an adverse direction or trend) · nv shádiʼáahjigo (towards the south) · pt ao sul (towards the south) · bg отида на кино (in an adverse direction or trend) · ga aneas (of wind: from the south) · da sydover (towards the south) · gl souria (of wind: from the south) · pl na południe (towards the south) · bg на юг (towards the south) · et metsa (in an adverse direction or trend) · el νότια (towards the south) · gl suan (of wind: from the south) · ga ó dheas (towards the south) · km ទៅខាងត្បូង (of wind: from the south) · pl z południa (of wind: from the south) · fi etelään (towards the south) · gl ao sur (towards the south) · fi mönkään (in an adverse direction or trend) · ja 南へ (towards the south)

south en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsaʊ̯θ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsəʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /ˈsʌʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /suːθ/ (Northumbria)
  • (London) audio
  • /ˈsawθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /sɛʊ̯t̪/ Standard Irish, Dublin
  • /ˈsaːθ/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
  • /sɐʏ̯θ/ (Northern-Ireland)
  • /ˈsɜʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • (California) audio
  • /ˈsæʊ̯θ/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈsɐʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /sɐʊ̯t̪/ (Cork)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Cognates Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
    • Germany is south of Denmark.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
    • When Nimeiri ended that autonomy in 1983, the south took up arms. This Second Sudanese Civil War ended only after four years of formal talks […] 2019, Allan Thompson, Media and Mass Atrocity: The Rwanda Genocide and Beyond, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN, page 322:
    • Just before independence (in 1955) the military garrison in the south rebelled and that was the beginning of a civil war between the north and the south ... 1996, Andrew W. Conrad, Alma Rubal-Lopez, Post-Imperial English: Status Change in Former British and American Colonies, 1940-1990, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 343:
    • What was said [prior to 2003] is that the south rebelled. Even then; rebelled? What rebelled? Who was supporting Saddam other than the people of the south? 2014, Fanar Haddad, Sectarianism in Iraq: Antagonistic Visions of Unity, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131:
  3. (countable, uncountable) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
    • It is to be situated in the chancel on the right (i.e., liturgical south) side of the church. 2002, John L. Hooker, In the Shadows of Holy Week: The Office of Tenebrae, Church Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
    • The new St Mary's Anglican Church, Walkerville, has an attached rectory flanking to the liturgical south and an attached parish hall flanking to the liturgical north, both half-timbered in the Tudor Revival style. [Referring to a church that is oriented SSE, making "south" WSW] 2017, Cameron Macdonell, Ghost Storeys: Ralph Adams Cram, Modern Gothic Media, and Deconstructive Microhistory at a Canadian Church, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN:
    • […] Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (beyond the subdivision behind the church), and the south side, Ashley River Road. […] The pulpit and reading desk are at ecclesiastical northeast, and the organ pipes and 1706 memorial at ecclesiastical south. At St. Andrew's, ecclesiastical north, south, east, and west correspond to geographical northeast, southwest, southeast, and northwest. Unless otherwise indicated, compass directions given in this book are ecclesiastical, not geographical, reference points. 2014 April 11, Paul Porwoll, Against All Odds: History of Saint Andrew's Parish Church, Charleston, 1706–2013, Bloomington, Ind.: WestBow Press, →ISBN, pages 364–365:
    • It was moved from its original location in 1507 hardly a decade after it was completed, to the bottom of the liturgical south aisle along with the free-standing chapel of the relic of the lance. 2009, Carol Mary Richardson, Reclaiming Rome: Cardinals in the Fifteenth Century, BRILL, →ISBN, page 389:
    • If candidates stand on the liturgical south facing the presider and liturgical assistants on the liturgical north, it will present better visual lines for the congregation than if they stand facing east and west with their backs toward the congregation. 1998, Leonel L. Mitchell, Pastoral and Occasional Liturgies: A Ceremonial Guide, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 49:
  4. (countable, uncountable) The negative or south pole of a magnet.

Forms

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Deriveds

South Mere · north-south · midsouth · South Papua · Southland · South Cockerington · Southlake · souther · east by south · Southgate · South Dildo · South Bloomfield · southward · southpaw · South Central Aurora Hill · south temperate zone · New South · Soufrica · South Branch · southcentral · southeast · southerner · southside · south-southwest · southeasterly · southbound · southwestern · southly · head south · southwards · southing · south by east · South Frontenac · South Brabant · South Cotabato · South Surrey · southmost · turn south · South Platte · southbridge · SoHa · go south · global south · south by west · Southie · south-southeast · southeastern · southwardly · north and south · Southville · Global South · south side · SoHo · southwest · southern · South Korea · magnetic south · southish · South Weald · southed · south wind · southland · South Harris · south-seeking pole · Southend · South Estonian · go down south · southie · southness · southerly · South Acre · down south · move south

Relateds

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Translations (260)

yi דרום (compass point) · hy հարավ (compass point) · sat ᱫᱟᱹᱠᱷᱤᱱ (compass point) · ms selatan (compass point) · km ទក្សិណ (compass point) · haw hema (compass point) · la auster (compass point) · gug ñemby (compass point) · gur gɔbga bɔba (compass point) · nv shádiʼááh (compass point) · km ខាងត្បូង (compass point) · tl timog (compass point) · sa दक्षिण (compass point) · sco sooth (compass point) · is suður (compass point) · ur دَکّھِن (compass point) · mnp(compass point) · tt көньяк (compass point) · tr güney (compass point) · la regio australis (compass point) · kw dyghowbarth (compass point) · lv dienvidi (compass point) · sk juh (compass point) · ps جنوب (compass point) · nah huitztlampa (compass point) · ar جَنُوب (compass point) · es meridión (compass point) · nl zuiden (compass point) · fur sud (compass point) · an sur (compass point) · kw soth (compass point) · gl sur (compass point) · yue 南方 (compass point) · gv jiass (compass point) · crh qıbla (compass point) · smn mäddi (compass point) · am ደቡብ (compass point) · ur جُنُوب (compass point) · ca migdia (compass point) · hsn(compass point) · cop ⲣⲏⲥ (compass point) · te దక్షిణం (compass point) · hi क़िबला (compass point) · kaw kidul (compass point) · om kibba (compass point) · yag itax (compass point) · io sudo (compass point) · hi दक्खिन (compass point) · bg юг (compass point) · cy de (compass point) · ain ヘパシ (compass point) · it sud (compass point) · eu hegoalde (compass point) · da syd (compass point) · cdo(compass point) · dv ދެކުނު (compass point) · mn ᠡᠮᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ (compass point) · ltg dīnavydi (compass point) · uk пі́вдень (compass point) · cjy(compass point) · rup sud (compass point) · pdt Siede (nds) (compass point) · af suid (compass point) · my ဒက္ခိဏ (compass point) · fa نِیمْروز (compass point) · lo ໃຕ້ (compass point) · ta தெற்கு (compass point) · sat ᱠᱚᱧᱮ (compass point) · ckt айвалыӈӄал (compass point) · hi दखन (compass point) · crh cenüp (compass point) · el νότος (compass point) · az cənub (compass point) · nb syd (compass point) · hak(compass point) · kum къыбла (compass point) · si දකණ (compass point) · bcl habagat (compass point) · zh(compass point) · eu hego (compass point) · pl południe (compass point) · it mezzogiorno (compass point) · kk оңтүстік (compass point) · lt pietūs (compass point) · mg atsimo (compass point) · arc תימנא (compass point) · egy rsw (compass point) · he נֶגֶב (compass point) · fy súd (compass point) · pga januub (compass point) · be по́ўдзень (compass point) · mic tp'te'sn (compass point) · mn өмнө зүг (compass point) · uli iyooer (compass point) · mic gp'te'sn (compass point) · ast sur (compass point) · vi hướng nam (compass point) · non syðri (compass point) · jv kidul (compass point) · grc νότος (compass point) · kpv лунвыв (compass point) · brh soelí (compass point) · or ଦକ୍ଷିଣ (compass point) · it meridione (compass point) · kcn janub (compass point) · br su (compass point) · nah ytzicotla (compass point) · rhg doóin (compass point) · pal 𐭭𐭩𐭬𐭫𐭥𐭰 (compass point) · mn өмнө (compass point) · yai ҷануб (compass point) · mel selaten (compass point) · eo sudo (compass point) · pap sùit (compass point) · mg ampimbana (compass point) · ckb باشوور (compass point) · cjs кӱнегей (compass point) · hi जुनूब (compass point) · ceb habagatan (compass point) · fo suður (compass point) · kjh ӱстінзарых (compass point) · sv söder (compass point) · fr sud (compass point) · ur جَنُوب (compass point) · fa جُنوب (compass point) · hu dél (compass point) · hi दक्खण (compass point) · sv syd (compass point) · izh lounat (compass point) · wuu(compass point) · ja 南方 (compass point) · ur دَکْشِن (compass point) · ka სამხრეთი (compass point) · br kreisteiz (compass point) · arc ܬܝܡܢܐ (compass point) · ne दक्षिण (compass point) · rue юг (compass point) · oc sud (compass point) · he דָּרוֹם (compass point) · ml തെക്ക് (compass point) · lo ທິດໃຕ້ (compass point) · mt nofsinhar (compass point) · enm south (compass point) · sh ју̏г (compass point) · fa نیمْروز (compass point) · bn দক্ষিণ (compass point) · mfe lesid (compass point) · zh нанфон (compass point) · ket утабаʼӈ (compass point) · ps سوېل (compass point) · alt тӱштӱк (compass point) · vi nam (compass point) · fy suden (compass point) · kn ದಕ್ಷಿಣ (compass point) · hi जनूब (compass point) · sw kusini (compass point) · mr दक्षिण (compass point) · ps پښوخوا (compass point) · bdr selatan (compass point) · id selatan (compass point) · my တောင် (compass point) · krc къыбыла (compass point) · vi phía nam (compass point) · bo ལྷོ (compass point) · th ทักษิณ (compass point) · ba көньяҡ (compass point) · sjd соа̄ввьй (compass point) · th ทิศใต้ (compass point) · kmr başûr (compass point) · es ostro (compass point) · mk југ (compass point) · mad lao' (compass point) · es sud (compass point) · la merīdiēs (compass point) · kl kujalleq (compass point) · gag üülen (compass point) · cst ká̄kun (compass point) · zh 南方 (compass point) · ar جَنوب (compass point) · ar جنوب (compass point) · ko(compass point) · ga deisceart (compass point) · chr ᏧᎦᏃᏮᎢ (compass point) · ru юг (compass point) · ket утль (compass point) · tyv мурнуу чүк (compass point) · yoi ハイ (compass point) · pa ਦੱਖਣ (compass point) · rsk юг (compass point) · ug җәнуб (compass point) · ko(compass point) · sjd соа̄ййв (compass point) · min salatan (compass point) · dwu dhalathaŋ (compass point) · ht sid (compass point) · ca sud (compass point) · kpy эвʼтылаӈӄал (compass point) · as দক্ষিণ (compass point) · zh(compass point) · ky түштүк (compass point) · liv jedāl (compass point) · et lõuna (compass point) · cu ⱓⰳⱏ (compass point) · sh jȕg (compass point) · cv кӑнтӑр (compass point) · zza veroc (diq) (compass point) · tg ҷануб (compass point) · cs poledne (compass point) · ro sud (compass point) · ru зюйд (compass point) · pt sul (compass point) · rm süd (compass point) · ms daksina (compass point) · rm sid (compass point) · ca migjorn (compass point) · sl jug (compass point) · gan(compass point) · zh нан (compass point) · nn sør (compass point) · ko 남쪽 (compass point) · ro miazăzi (compass point) · sah соҕуруу (compass point) · bbc dangsina (compass point) · fa جَنُوب (compass point) · orv угъ (compass point) · ce къилбе (compass point) · ja(compass point) · vo sulüd (compass point) · fr midi (compass point) · co meziornu (compass point) · gl sul (compass point) · ia sud (compass point) · de Süden (compass point) · btx daksina (compass point) · th ใต้ (compass point) · gd deas (compass point) · fi etelä (compass point) · mi tonga (compass point) · akk šūtum (compass point) · sq jug (compass point) · cu югъ (compass point) · hi दक्षिण (compass point) · nb sør (compass point) · es sur (compass point) · tk günorta (compass point) · uz janub (compass point) · gu દક્ષિણ (compass point) · yue(compass point) · tr cenup (compass point) · ug جەنۇب (compass point) · liv lȭinag (compass point) · es austro (compass point) · ti ደቡብ (compass point) · rup Sud (compass point) · za namz (compass point) · jv duksina (compass point) · cs jih (compass point) · vep suvi (compass point) · mt qibla (compass point) · de Sied (compass point)

wikidata: Q667

south en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsaʊ̯θ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsəʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /ˈsʌʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /suːθ/ (Northumbria)
  • (London) audio
  • /ˈsawθ/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /sɛʊ̯t̪/ Standard Irish, Dublin
  • /ˈsaːθ/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
  • /sɐʏ̯θ/ (Northern-Ireland)
  • /ˈsɜʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • (California) audio
  • /ˈsæʊ̯θ/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈsɐʊ̯θ/ Canada, Canadian raising
  • /sɐʊ̯t̪/ (Cork)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Cognates Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).

Meanings

  1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
  2. To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
    • The moon souths at nine.

Forms

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southed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
southed Tense=Past lexicographic
southing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
souths Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic