south

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Coordinate terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adverb 1.5.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /saʊθ/, SAMPA: /saUT/
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  Rhymes: -aʊθ

[edit] Etymology

Old English sūþ

[edit] Noun

south (uncountable)

1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map.
2. (figuratively) The down or negative direction.

   His luck turned south.

   The water numbed everything south of my ribcage.

[edit] Derived terms

magnetic south south by east south by west southbound southeast southerly southern southerner

southing south-southeast south-southwest southward southwardly southwards southwest

[edit] Coordinate terms

• (compass point): east, north, west

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

south

1. Toward the south; southward.
2. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.

   south highway 1

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[edit] Adverb

south

1. Toward the south; southward.
2. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.

   south highway 1

[edit] Translations

• Italian: sud
• Taos: tə́kwitho