south

A2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈsɐʊ̯θ/ UK /ˈsaʊ̯θ/ See IPA manual

Freq #1040

Meanings

1

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

Germany is to the south of Denmark.
2

adv
Toward the south.

We moved south to find warmer weather.
3

adj
Located in, facing, or coming from the south.

Please use the south entrance.
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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adv · toward the south. to the south

Word family

Forms souths

Derived forms midsouthsohasohosoufricasouth-southeastsouth-southwestsouthboundsouthbridgesouthcentralsoutheast southeasterly southeastern

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Phrases (1)

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south east
the direction halfway between south and east

Noun + noun

Etymology

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 (“…

south Middle English sūþ Old English *sunþr Proto-West Germanic *sunþrą Proto-Germanic *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction

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# south

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, adv, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɐʊ̯θ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsaʊ̯θ/
**Frequency rank:** 1040

## Meanings
1. The direction that is opposite to north; one of the four main compass points.
2. Toward the south.
3. Located in, facing, or coming from the south.
4. The southern part of a country or region, and the people who live there.

## Examples
- Germany is to the south of Denmark.
- We moved south to find warmer weather.
- Please use the south entrance.
- He grew up in the south of the country.

## Derived Forms
- midsouth
- soha
- soho
- soufrica
- south-southeast
- south-southwest
- southbound
- southbridge
- southcentral
- southeast
- southeasterly
- southeastern

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: south
- Root: sūþ
- Root: *sunþr
- Root: *sunþrą
- Root: *sóh₂wl̥

## Etymology
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 (“…

## AI Etymology
South is 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”). Important forms in the word's history include Middle English south, Old English sūþ, Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, Proto-Germanic *sunþrą, Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥. In current use it includes senses such as The direction that is opposite to north; one of the four main compass points and Toward the south.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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