south
English
Etymology
From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą. Compare West Frisian súd, Dutch zuid, German Süd, Danish syd.
Pronunciation
- enPR: south
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /saʊθ/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /sʌʊθ/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /sæoθ/
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Noun
south (uncountable)
- One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.
- The side of a church on the right hand of a person facing the altar.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
terms derived from south
Translations
- Also see Appendix:Cardinal directions for translations of all compass points
compass point
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Adjective
south (not comparable)
- Toward the south; southward.
- (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
- Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
- Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
- south highway 1
Derived terms
Terms derived from south (adjective)
- South Africa
- South America
- South Australia
- South Ayrshire
- South Bend
- South Bucks
- South Cambridgeshire
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- South Derbyshire
- South Downs
- South Glamorgan
- South Gloucestershire
- South Gosforth
- South Hams
- South Island
- South Kesteven
- South Lakeland
- South Lanarkshire
- South Norfolk
- South Northamptonshire
- South Ockendon
- South Oxfordshire
- South Pole, south pole
- South Ribble
- South Shields
- south side
- South Somerset
- South Staffordshire
- South Tottenham
- South Tyneside
- South Wales
- South Walsham
Translations
of or pertaining to the south
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Adverb
south (not comparable)
- Toward the south; southward.
- Downward.
- In an adverse direction or trend.
- (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
Translations
towards the south
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of wind: from the south
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in an adverse direction or trend
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Verb
south (third-person singular simple present souths, present participle southing, simple past and past participle southed)
- To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
- (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
- The moon souths at nine.
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English sūþ, in turn from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.
Pronunciation
Noun
south
- south, southernness
- A location to the south; the south
- The south wind
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “sǒuth (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29-03-2018.
Adjective
south
Descendants
References
- “sǒuth (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29-03-2018.
Adverb
south
- To the south, southwards, southbound
- From the south, southern
- In the south
Descendants
References
- “sǒuth (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29-03-2018.
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