zuiden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch suden. Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from zuid that was subsequently adjectivised and substantivised.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzœy̯.də(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: zui‧den
• Rhymes: -œy̯dən

Noun

zuiden n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. south
2. (in compounds) southern, from the south

Coordinate terms

compass points:  ^[edit]

noordwesten	noorden	noordoosten
westen		oosten
zuidwesten	zuiden	zuidoosten

Descendants

• → Trió: soirë