Masculine

Süden

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Im Süden grenzt der See "The Narrows" an
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das Gebiet .

To the south, the lake "The Narrows" borders the area.

Von Südosten kommend passiert er
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den Süden , den Westen und den Nordwesten des Hügels .

Coming from the southeast, it passes the south, the west and the northwest of the hill.

(masculine, no-plural, strong) south (direction)
(masculine, no-plural, strong) south (region)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzyːdən/

Cognate with Middle High German

Cognate with Old High German

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In summary

From Middle Low German sūden and Middle Dutch sūden. The form is already attested in Middle High German sūden, which replaces native Middle High German sunden from Old High German sundan. However, the modern form with a preserved monophthong must be directly from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch. The latter's influence is seen in the umlaut (compare the Middle Dutch pronunciation of -ū- [yː]). All these forms are from Proto-Germanic *sunþanē, an adverb meaning "from the south". The original Proto-Germanic noun *sunþrą, whence English south and German Süd, has always been restricted chiefly to compounds in continental West Germanic.