south

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The direction that is opposite to north; one of the four main compass points.

   Germany is to the south of Denmark.

2. 2
   adv

   Toward the south.

   We moved south to find warmer weather.

3. 3
   adj

   Located in, facing, or coming from the south.

   Please use the south entrance.

4. 4
   noun

   The southern part of a country or region, and the people who live there.

   He grew up in the south of the country.

From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). Cognates Cognate with Scots sooth (“south”), Yola zouth (“south”), North Frisian sööd, Süđ, süüd (“south”), Saterland Frisian Sude, Suud (“south”), West Frisian súd (“south”), Dutch zuid (“south”), German Süd (“south”), Danish syd (“south”), Faroese, Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“…

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