southern en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsaʊ.təɹn/ (Philippines)
- (Canadian-Prairies, Ontario) audio
- /ˈsʌðən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsʌðɚn/ (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈsaʊðɚn/ rare, parts of Ontario and Canadian Prairies
- south′ərn rare, parts of Ontario and Canadian Prairies
- sŭth′ərn (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English southerne, sothern, sutherne, from Old English sūþerne (“southern, southerly, coming from the south; of southern make”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrōnijaz (“southern”), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂un-, *sh₂wen-, r/n-stem alternation of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Cognate with Scots southron, sudron (“southern”), Old Frisian sūthern, sūdern (“southern”), Middle Low German sūdern (“southern”), Middle High German sundern (“southern”), Icelandic suðrænn (“southern, tropical”). By surface analysis, south + -ern.
Meanings
- Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
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Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
The southern climate.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.
2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2020, page 52:A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country.
2023 September 26, Hafsa Khalil, “Electric blue tarantula species discovered in Thailand”, in CNN:
- Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more southern | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| southernmost | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most southern | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
boreal · septentrional · northern
Deriveds
Southern Midlands · southern litter skink · southern sushi · southern tigrina · southern hemisphere · Southern Leyte · Great Southern · Southern Federal District · southern green stink bug · paleosouthern · southern belle · southern right whale dolphin · southern black-backed gull · southern viscacha · southern caracara · southern elephant seal · southern crested caracara · southern cassowary · southernwort · southernwood · southern solstice · southern pig-tailed macaque · southern arrowwood · southernism · nonsouthern · Southern Tungusic · Southern Grampians · Southern Athabaskan · southernize · southern vole · southern king crab · southern storm petrel · southernization · Southern Rhodesia · Southern Tablelands · Southern Unionist · southern masked weaver · southern screamer · southern fairy · southernly · southern magnolia · southern sennet · Southern Ocean · southernist · southern topeyed lamprey · southern grasshopper mouse · unsouthern · Southern Vietnam · southernise · Southern brawl · southern lady's slipper · southern school whiting · southern hairy-nosed wombat · southern common cuscus · southern yellow pine · Southern Highlands · southern bottlenose whale · southern cypress pine · southern flying squirrel · Southern Alps · southern brown bandicoot · southern lamprey · southern banjo frog · southernish · Southern Mongolia · Southern Region · southern lights · southern mahogany · southernness · southern beech · southernmost · southern lapwing · southern African frilled shark · Southern Cross · southern blue gum · southern black tit · southernisation · southern woodland violet · Southern Downs · southern sugar maple · Southern Denmark · Southern Uplands · southern cypress · southernification · Southern Pines
Synonyms
southerly · austral · meridional
Translations (141)
pt do sul/Sul (of or pertaining to a southern region) · tt көньяк (of the south) · fr méridional (of the south) · txb omotruññaiṣṣe (of the south) · ia meridional (of the south) · ps جنوبي (of the south) · es sureño (of the south) · nl zuiders (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ps سويلي (of the south) · fr austral (of the south) · la merīdiōnālis (of the south) · nb sydlig (of the south) · ru ю́жный (of the south) · lt pietinis (of the south) · sl južen (of the south) · ky түштүктүк (of the south) · sv sydlig (of the south) · fa جنوبی (of the south) · hy հարավային (of or pertaining to a southern region) · vi nam (of the south) · ko 남쪽의 (of the south) · ug جەنۇبىي (of the south) · pl południowy (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ur جُنُوبی (of the south) · it meridionale (of the south) · la austrālis (of or pertaining to a southern region) · tl katimugan (of the south) · az güney (of the south) · pt sulista (of or pertaining to a southern region) · pt meridional (of the south) · ro sudic (of or pertaining to a southern region) · yi דרומדיק (of or pertaining to a southern region) · pt austral (of the south) · hi दक्षिणी (of the south) · gd a deas (of or pertaining to a southern region) · nl zuid (of the south) · fo syðri (of the south) · bg ю́жен (of the south) · oc austral (of the south) · hu déli (of the south) · ka სამხრეთის (of the south) · eo suda (of the south) · es del sur (of or pertaining to a southern region) · mk јужен (of the south) · et lõunamaine (of the south) · io sudala (of the south) · bn দক্ষিণ (of the south) · nb søndre (of or pertaining to a southern region) · be паўднёвы (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ga deisceartach (of the south) · th ใต้ (of the south) · hsb južny (of the south) · sv södra (of the south) · tr güney (of the south) · ca meridional (of the south) · sk južný (of the south) · kmr başûrî (of the south) · el νότιος (of the south) · az cənubi (of the south) · bg южня́шки (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ga deisceartach (of or pertaining to a southern region) · fi eteläinen (of the south) · sq jugor (of the south) · hu dél (of or pertaining to a southern region) · hy հարավային (of the south) · lt pietų (of the south) · lv dienvidu (of the south) · sh jȕžnī (of the south) · et lõuna- (of the south) · es meridional (of or pertaining to a southern region) · io australa (of the south) · ar جَنُوبِيّ (of the south) · gd deas (of the south) · pl południowy (of the south) · fi eteläinen (of or pertaining to a southern region) · sco soothren (of the south) · hsb połodniši (of the south) · es sureño (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ka სამხრეთული (of the south) · izh lounain (of the south) · kk оңтүстік (of the south) · egy rsw-y:N21 (of the south) · de südlich (of or pertaining to a southern region) · fi etelämaalainen (of or pertaining to a southern region) · io sudala (of or pertaining to a southern region) · vo sulüdik (of the south) · ja 南の (of the south) · cmn 南方的 (of the south) · cmn 南的 (of the south) · ro sudic (of the south) · ka სამხრეთისა (of the south) · lo ໃຕ້ (of the south) · sh ју̏жнӣ (of the south) · da sydlig (of the south) · de südländisch (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ia del sud (of the south) · de südlich (of the south) · hi दक्षिणी (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ka სამხრეთიდან (of the south) · nb sørlig (of the south) · pt do sul (of the south) · es del sur (of the south) · nl zuidelijk (of the south) · es austral (of the south) · uz janubiy (of the south) · oc meridional (of the south) · fr sud (of the south) · egy rsw-y:N21 (of or pertaining to a southern region) · la austrālis (of the south) · ro austral (of the south) · es meridional (of the south) · uk півде́нний (of the south) · la merīdiōnālis (of or pertaining to a southern region) · tg ҷанубӣ (of the south) · be паўднёвы (of the south) · grc νοτερός (of the south) · cy deheuol (of the south) · tk günorta (of the south) · ko 남의 (of the south) · gd a deas (of the south) · km ខាងត្បូង (of the south) · yi דרומדיק (of the south) · cs jižní (of the south) · ka სამხრეთული (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ja 南方の (of the south) · ro meridional (of the south) · my တောင် (of the south) · fr sudiste (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ca austral (of the south) · pms meridional (of the south) · fi etelä- (of the south) · tr güneyli (of the south) · pt meridional (of or pertaining to a southern region) · hu déli (of or pertaining to a southern region) · es austral (of or pertaining to a southern region) · gd deas (of or pertaining to a southern region) · ps سوهيلي (of the south) · nb søndre (of the south) · eu hegoaldeko (of the south) · he דְּרוֹמִי (of the south) · de Süd- (of the south)