Masculine
Opposite of
nord
Synonyms

du sud

qui vient du sud

direction : sud

un tandem de choc

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/syd/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French sud, su, from Old French su(d), borrowed from Old English sūþ (“south”), which see. The English (rather than Dutch or Norse) origin of the French compass points is evidenced by the vowel in est.

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