south
Part of speech: noun
adj
adv
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Proto-West Germanic *sunþ
Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂w-én-s
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros
Proto-Germanic *sunþraz
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Proto-Germanic *sunþraz
Proto-Germanic *sunþrą
Proto-West Germanic *sunþr
Old English sūþ
Middle English south
English south
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 and Icelandic suður (“south”), Norwegian Bokmål syd, sør (“south”), Norwegian Nynorsk sør (“south”), Swedish syd, söder (“south”); also with Irish súil (“eye”), Cornish howl (“sun”), Manx sooill (“eye”), Scottish Gaelic sùil (“eye”), Welsh haul (“sun”), Latin sōl (“sun”), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun; east; day”), Czech slunce (“sun”), Polish słońce (“sun”), Russian солнце (solnce, “sun”), Serbo-Croatian сунце, sunce (“sun”), Slovene sonce (“sun”), Latgalian saule (“sun”), Latvian saũle (“sun”), Lithuanian sáulė (“sun”), Albanian diell (“sun”), Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (huuar^ə, “sun”), Persian خور (xwar, “sun”), Ossetian хор (xor), хур (xur, “sun”), Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya, “sun”), Tocharian A swāñce (“beam, ray”), Tocharian B swāñco (“beam, ray”).
Inflected forms:
form: souths
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: further south
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: farther south
pos: adv
tags: comparative
form: furthest south
pos: adv
tags: superlative
form: farthest south
pos: adv
tags: superlative
form: souths
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: southing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: southed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: southed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Germany is south of Denmark.
gloss: The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Just before independence (in 1955) the military garrison in the south rebelled and that was the beginning of a civil war between the north and the south ...
What was said [prior to 2003] is that the south rebelled. Even then; rebelled? What rebelled? Who was supporting Saddam other than the people of the south?
When Nimeiri ended that autonomy in 1983, the south took up arms. This Second Sudanese Civil War ended only after four years of formal talks […]
gloss: In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: If candidates stand on the liturgical south facing the presider and liturgical assistants on the liturgical north, it will present better visual lines for the congregation than if they stand facing east and west with their backs toward the congregation.
It is to be situated in the chancel on the right (i.e., liturgical south) side of the church.
It was moved from its original location in 1507 hardly a decade after it was completed, to the bottom of the liturgical south aisle along with the free-standing chapel of the relic of the lance.
[…] Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (beyond the subdivision behind the church), and the south side, Ashley River Road. […] The pulpit and reading desk are at ecclesiastical northeast, and the organ pipes and 1706 memorial at ecclesiastical south. At St. Andrew's, ecclesiastical north, south, east, and west correspond to geographical northeast, southwest, southeast, and northwest. Unless otherwise indicated, compass directions given in this book are ecclesiastical, not geographical, reference points.
The new St Mary's Anglican Church, Walkerville, has an attached rectory flanking to the liturgical south and an attached parish hall flanking to the liturgical north, both half-timbered in the Tudor Revival style. [Referring to a church that is oriented SSE, making "south" WSW]
gloss: The negative or south pole of a magnet
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Toward the south; southward.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: from the south.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: south highway 1
gloss: Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (beyond the subdivision behind the church), and the south side, Ashley River Road.
gloss: Toward the south; southward.
pos: adv
gloss: Downward.
pos: adv
gloss: In an adverse direction or trend.
pos: adv
tags: figuratively
examples: His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
gloss: Of wind, from the south.
pos: adv
gloss: To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
pos: verb
gloss: To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
pos: verb
examples: The moon souths at nine.
Derived words: down south
east by south
Global South
global south
go down south
go south
head south
magnetic south
midsouth
move south
New South
north and south
north-south
SoHa
SoHo
Soufrica
South Acre
South Bloomfield
southbound
South Brabant
South Branch
southbridge
south by east
south by west
southcentral
South Central Aurora Hill
South Cockerington
South Cotabato
South Dildo
southeast
southeasterly
southeastern
southed
Southend
souther
southerly
southern
southerner
South Estonian
South Frontenac
Southgate
South Harris
southie
Southie
southing
southish
South Korea
Southlake
southland
Southland
southly
South Mere
southmost
southness
South Papua
southpaw
South Platte
South Portland
south-seeking pole
south side
southside
south-southeast
south-southwest
South Surrey
south temperate zone
Southville
southward
southwardly
southwards
South Weald
southwest
southwestern
south wind
turn south
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: suid
lang: Ainu
word: ヘパシ
lang: Akkadian
word: šūtum
lang: Albanian
word: jug
lang: Southern Altai
word: тӱштӱк
roman: tüštük
lang: Amharic
word: ደቡብ
roman: däbub
lang: Arabic
word: جَنُوب
roman: janūb
lang: Arabic
word: جنوب
roman: gunūb
lang: Arabic
word: جَنوب
roman: janūb
lang: Juba Arabic
word: januub
lang: Aragonese
word: sur
lang: Aramaic
word: תימנא
roman: taymnā, taymno
lang: Aramaic
word: ܬܝܡܢܐ
roman: taymnā, taymno
lang: Armenian
word: հարավ
roman: harav
lang: Aromanian
word: sud
lang: Aromanian
word: Sud
lang: Assamese
word: দক্ষিণ
roman: dokhin
lang: Asturian
word: sur
lang: Azerbaijani
word: cənub
lang: West Coast Bajau
word: selatan
lang: Bashkir
word: көньяҡ
roman: könʹyaq
lang: Basque
word: hego
lang: Basque
word: hegoalde
lang: Karo Batak
word: daksina
lang: Toba Batak
word: dangsina
lang: Belarusian
word: по́ўдзень
roman: pówdzjenʹ
lang: Bengali
word: দক্ষিণ
roman: dokkhin
lang: Central Bikol
word: habagat
lang: Brahui
word: soelí
lang: Breton
word: su
lang: Breton
word: kreisteiz
lang: Bulgarian
word: юг
roman: jug
lang: Burmese
word: တောင်
roman: taung
lang: Burmese
word: ဒက္ခိဏ
roman: dakhki.na.
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: юг
roman: juh
lang: Catalan
word: sud
lang: Catalan
word: migdia
lang: Catalan
word: migjorn
lang: Cebuano
word: habagatan
lang: Chechen
word: къилбе
roman: qʼilbe
lang: Cherokee
word: ᏧᎦᏃᏮᎢ
roman: tsuganowvi
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 南
roman: naam⁴
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 南方
roman: naam⁴ fong¹
lang: Chinese
word: нан
lang: Chinese
word: нанфон
roman: nanfon
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 南
roman: nàng
lang: Gan Chinese
word: 南
roman: lan⁴
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 南
roman: nàm
lang: Chinese
word: 南
roman: lâm
lang: Jin Chinese
word: 南
roman: nan¹
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 南
roman: nán
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 南方
roman: nánfāng
lang: Northern Min Chinese
word: 南
roman: nâng
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 南
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 南
roman: lan²
lang: Chukchi
word: айвалыӈӄал
roman: ajvalyṇqal
lang: Chuvash
word: кӑнтӑр
roman: kănt̬ăr
lang: Coptic
word: ⲣⲏⲥ
roman: rēs
lang: Cornish
word: soth
lang: Cornish
word: dyghowbarth
lang: Corsican
word: meziornu
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: cenüp
lang: Crimean Tatar
word: qıbla
lang: Czech
word: jih
lang: Czech
word: poledne
lang: Danish
word: syd
lang: Dhivehi
word: ދެކުނު
lang: Dhuwal
word: dhalathaŋ
lang: Dutch
word: zuiden
lang: Egyptian
word: rsw
lang: Esperanto
word: sudo
lang: Estonian
word: lõuna
lang: Farefare
word: gɔbga bɔba
lang: Faroese
word: suður
lang: Finnish
word: etelä
lang: French
word: sud
lang: French
word: midi
lang: West-Frisian
word: suden
lang: West-Frisian
word: súd
lang: Friulian
word: sud
lang: Galician
word: sur
lang: Galician
word: sul
lang: Georgian
word: სამხრეთი
roman: samxreti
lang: German
word: Süden
lang: German
word: Sied
lang: Greek
word: νότος
roman: nótos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: νότος
roman: nótos
lang: Greenlandic
word: kujalleq
lang: Paraguayan Guarani
word: ñemby
lang: Gujarati
word: દક્ષિણ
roman: dakṣiṇ
lang: Haitian Creole
word: sid
lang: Hawaiian
word: hema
lang: Hebrew
word: דָּרוֹם
roman: darόm
lang: Hebrew
word: נֶגֶב
roman: négev
lang: Hindi
word: दक्षिण
roman: dakṣiṇ
lang: Hindi
word: दक्खिन
roman: dakkhin
lang: Hindi
word: जनूब
roman: janūb
lang: Hindi
word: दक्खण
roman: dakkhaṇ
lang: Hindi
word: दखन
roman: dakhan
lang: Hindi
word: क़िबला
roman: qiblā
lang: Hindi
word: जुनूब
roman: junūb
lang: Hungarian
word: dél
lang: Icelandic
word: suður
lang: Ido
word: sudo
lang: Indonesian
word: selatan
lang: Ingrian
word: lounat
lang: Interlingua
word: sud
lang: Irish
word: deisceart
lang: Italian
word: sud
lang: Italian
word: mezzogiorno
lang: Italian
word: meridione
lang: Japanese
word: 南
roman: minami
lang: Japanese
word: 南方
roman: nanpō
lang: Javanese
word: kidul
lang: Javanese
word: duksina
lang: Old Javanese
word: kidul
lang: Kannada
word: ದಕ್ಷಿಣ
roman: dakṣiṇa
lang: Karachay-Balkar
word: къыбыла
roman: qıbıla
lang: Kazakh
word: оңтүстік
roman: oñtüstık
lang: Ket
word: утль
lang: Ket
word: утаба'ӈ
lang: Khakas
word: ӱстінзарых
roman: üstìnzarıx
lang: Khmer
word: ខាងត្បូង
roman: khaang tboung
lang: Khmer
word: ទក្សិណ
roman: tĕəksən
lang: Korean
word: 남
roman: nam
lang: Korean
word: 남쪽
roman: namjjok
lang: Korean
word: 앞
roman: ap
lang: Koryak
word: эвʼтылаӈӄал
roman: ewtəlañqal
lang: Kumyk
word: къыбла
roman: qıbla
lang: Central Kurdish
word: باشوور
roman: başûr
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: başûr
lang: Kyrgyz
word: түштүк
roman: tüştük
lang: Lao
word: ທິດໃຕ້
roman: thit tai
lang: Lao
word: ໃຕ້
roman: tai
lang: Latgalian
word: dīnavydi
lang: Latin
word: auster
lang: Latin
word: merīdiēs
lang: Latin
word: regio australis
lang: Latvian
word: dienvidi
lang: Lithuanian
word: pietūs
lang: Livonian
word: jedāl
lang: Livonian
word: lȭinag
lang: Macedonian
word: југ
roman: jug
lang: Madurese
word: lao'
lang: Malagasy
word: ampimbana
lang: Malagasy
word: atsimo
lang: Malay
word: selatan
lang: Malay
word: daksina
lang: Malayalam
word: തെക്ക്
roman: tekkŭ
lang: Maltese
word: nofsinhar
lang: Maltese
word: qibla
lang: Manx
word: jiass
lang: Māori
word: tonga
lang: Marathi
word: दक्षिण
roman: dakṣiṇ
lang: Central Melanau
word: selaten
lang: Middle English
word: south
lang: Mi'kmaq
word: gp'te'sn
lang: Mi'kmaq
word: tp'te'sn
lang: Minangkabau
word: salatan
lang: Mongolian
word: өмнө
roman: ömnö
lang: Mongolian
word: өмнө зүг
roman: ömnö züg
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠡᠮᠦᠨ᠎ᠡ
roman: emün-e
lang: Nahuatl
word: ytzicotla
lang: Nahuatl
word: huitztlampa
lang: Navajo
word: shádiʼááh
lang: Nepali
word: दक्षिण
roman: dakṣiṇ
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: sør
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: syd
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: sør
lang: Nubi
word: janub
lang: Occitan
word: sud
lang: Odia
word: ଦକ୍ଷିଣ
roman: dakṣiṇa
lang: Northern Ohlone
word: ká̄kun
lang: Church Slavic
word: югъ
roman: jugŭ
lang: Church Slavic
word: ⱓⰳⱏ
roman: jugŭ
lang: Old East Slavic
word: угъ
roman: ugŭ
lang: Old Norse
word: syðri
lang: Oromo
word: kibba
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: юг
roman: juh
lang: Papiamentu
word: sùit
lang: Pashto
word: سوېل
roman: swel
lang: Pashto
word: جنوب
roman: janúb
lang: Pashto
word: پښوخوا
roman: px̌óxbā
lang: Dari
word: جَنُوب
roman: janūb
lang: Dari
word: نِیمْروز
roman: nīmrōz
lang: Iranian Persian
word: جُنوب
roman: jonub
lang: Iranian Persian
word: نیمْروز
roman: nimruz
lang: Middle Persian
word: 𐭭𐭩𐭬𐭫𐭥𐭰
lang: Plautdietsch
word: Siede (nds)
lang: Polish
word: południe
lang: Portuguese
word: sul
lang: Punjabi
word: ਦੱਖਣ
roman: dakkhaṇ
lang: Rohingya
word: doóin
lang: Romanian
word: sud
lang: Romanian
word: miazăzi
lang: Romansh
word: sid
lang: Romansh
word: süd
lang: Russian
word: юг
roman: jug
lang: Russian
word: зюйд
roman: zjujd
lang: Inari-Sami
word: mäddi
lang: Kildin-Sami
word: соа̄ввьй
roman: sååvv’j
lang: Kildin-Sami
word: соа̄ййв
roman: sååjjv
lang: Sanskrit
word: दक्षिण
roman: dakṣiṇa
lang: Santali
word: ᱠᱚᱧᱮ
roman: kôñe
lang: Santali
word: ᱫᱟᱹᱠᱷᱤᱱ
roman: dăkhin
lang: Scots
word: sooth
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: deas
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: ју̏г
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: jȕg
lang: Shor
word: кӱнегей
roman: künegey
lang: Sinhalese
word: දකණ
roman: dakaṇa
lang: Slovak
word: juh
lang: Slovene
word: jug
lang: Spanish
word: sur
lang: Spanish
word: sud
lang: Spanish
word: meridión
lang: Spanish
word: austro
lang: Spanish
word: ostro
lang: Swahili
word: kusini
lang: Swedish
word: söder
lang: Swedish
word: syd
lang: Tagalog
word: timog
lang: Tajik
word: ҷануб
roman: janub
lang: Tamil
word: தெற்கு
roman: teṟku
lang: Tatar
word: көньяк
roman: könʹyaq
lang: Telugu
word: దక్షిణం
roman: dakṣiṇaṁ
lang: Thai
word: ทิศใต้
roman: tít dtâi
lang: Thai
word: ใต้
roman: dtâai
lang: Thai
word: ทักษิณ
roman: ták-sǐn
lang: Tibetan
word: ལྷོ
roman: lho
lang: Tigrinya
word: ደቡብ
roman: däbub
lang: Turkish
word: güney
lang: Turkish
word: cenup
lang: Turkmen
word: günorta
lang: Tuvan
word: мурнуу чүк
roman: murnuu çük
lang: Ukrainian
word: пі́вдень
roman: pívdenʹ
lang: Urdu
word: جُنُوب
roman: junūb
lang: Urdu
word: جَنُوب
roman: janūb
lang: Urdu
word: دَکْشِن
roman: dakśin
lang: Urdu
word: دَکّھِن
roman: dakkhin
lang: Uyghur
word: جەنۇب
roman: jenub
lang: Uyghur
word: җәнуб
roman: jenub
lang: Uzbek
word: janub
lang: Veps
word: suvi
lang: Vietnamese
word: phía nam
lang: Vietnamese
word: hướng nam
lang: Vietnamese
word: nam
lang: Volapük
word: sulüd
lang: Welsh
word: de
lang: Yaghnobi
word: ҷануб
roman: janub
lang: Yakut
word: соҕуруу
roman: soğuruu
lang: Yámana
word: itax
lang: Yiddish
word: דרום
roman: dorem
lang: Yonaguni
word: ハイ
roman: hayi
lang: Zazaki
word: veroc (diq)
lang: Zhuang
word: namz