south

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
3. (countable, uncountable) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
4. (countable, uncountable) The negative or south pole of a magnet

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Toward the south; southward.
2. (not-comparable) from the south.
3. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
4. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
5. (not-comparable) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Toward the south; southward.
2. (not-comparable) Downward.
3. (not-comparable) In an adverse direction or trend. (Mostly in go south.)
4. (not-comparable) Of wind, from the south.

Verb

1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
2. To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.

Synonyms

southern

southward

south wind

southerly

in the south

southwards

down

east

to the south

austral

west

due south

under

from the south

S

right

below

south side

southeast

south-west

universe

upright

ascend the throne

South

southern part

south face

facing the south

all directions

east and west

extreme south

far south

people down south

southland

above

beneath

day

downhill

downstream

immediate

meridional

noon

🕛

north

north-east

northwest

right hand

right side

rule

souther

southernness

Ndebele

Translations

sud

Süden

sur

sud

zuiden

sul

νότος

sud

güney

midi

🕛

Süd

meridies

zuid

başûr

Pronounced as (IPA)

/saʊθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: south

Inherited from Old English: sūþ

Cognate with Western Frisian: súd

Cognate with Dutch: zuid

Cognate with German: Süd

Cognate with Danish: syd

In summary

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 (“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”).

Sentences

Here in the south , it is exploited in a power station .

The armies and divisions are listed north to south .

The uptown and downtown express tracks pass over the loop , continuing south .

In the south of it are the magnificent North Cachar Hills .

It is bordered to the south and east by the city of Dunbar .

A disused freight yard is located south of the station .