sydvest

Danish

Etymology

From syd +‎ vest; headgear from Dutch zuidwester

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sydvɛst/, [syðˈvɛsd̥]

Noun

sydvest c (singular definite sydvesten, plural indefinite sydveste or sydvester)

1. (indeclinable) The southwest.
2. (countable) cape ann, southwester, sou'wester (an oilskin cap whose brim is longer in back than in front, designed to repel wind and rain)

Inflection

Declension of sydvest

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sydvest	sydvesten	sydveste sydvester	sydvestene sydvesterne
genitive	sydvests	sydvestens	sydvestes sydvesters	sydvestenes sydvesternes

Adverb

sydvest

1. Toward the southwest, southwestern.

See also

• sydvest on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Sydvest (hovedbeklædning) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “sydvest” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “sydvest,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “sydvest,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From syd +‎ vest; the hat possibly from Dutch zuidwester (as in Danish)

Alternative forms

• sørvest (adverb and noun 1)

Adverb

sydvest

1. south-west / southwest (for / of)

Noun 1

sydvest (indeclinable)

1. southwest or south-west (point of the compass)

Noun 2

sydvest m (definite singular sydvesten, indefinite plural sydvester, definite plural sydvestene)

1. a sou'wester (waterproof hat)

References

• “sydvest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch zuidwester, as in Danish.

Noun

sydvest m (definite singular sydvesten, indefinite plural sydvestar, definite plural sydvestane)

1. a sou'wester (waterproof hat)

Usage notes

The point of the compass is sørvest in Nynorsk.

References

• “sydvest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.