sud

south

Opposite of

nord

Pronounced as (IPA)

/syd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: sud

Inherited from Old French: sud

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.

Concepts

south

southern

southward

southerly

down

South

downhill

in the south

S

due south

to the south

southland

Synonyms

midi

🕛

méridional

austral

en bas

du sud

droite

sud-est

Sud

qui vient du sud

direction : sud

un tandem de choc

Translations

Süden

sur

sud

sul

zuiden

południe

sud

güney

νότος

zuid

meridional

başûr

meridies

migjorn

🕛

migdia

Sentences

Le cours de la rivière est globalement orienté du sud vers le nord .

The course of the river is generally oriented from south to north.

Champaubert est un village situé dans le sud ouest de la Marne .

Champaubert is a village located in the southwest of the Marne.

C'est l'inverse dans l'hémisphère sud .

It is the opposite in the southern hemisphere.

La cité antique est située dans la partie sud de l'agglomération d'aujourd'hui.

The ancient city is located in the southern part of today's agglomeration.

Mons se situe dans la vallée de l'Orb, au sud du massif de l'Espinouse.

Mons is located in the Orb valley, south of the Espinouse massif.

Une nouvelle gare Warszawa Wileńska est construite , légèrement au sud de l'emplacement d'origine .

A new Warszawa Wileńska station is built, slightly south of the original location.