zuiden

Meaning

1. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) south
2. (in-compounds, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) southern, from the south

Concepts

south

Synonyms

zuid

Orinoco

Translations

sud

Süden

sur

sul

sud

sud

güney

νότος

meridione

midi

🕛

migjorn

🕛

başûr

meridies

migdia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzœy̯.də(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: suden

In summary

From Middle Dutch suden. Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from zuid that was subsequently adjectivised and substantivised.

Sentences

Het zuiden is meer Katholiek terwijl de rest van het land vooral Protestants is .

The south is more Catholic while the rest of the country is mostly Protestant.

Bordeaux ligt in het Zuiden van Frankrijk , redelijk dicht bij Toulouse.

Bordeaux is located in the south of France, fairly close to Toulouse.

Wallonië bestrijkt het zuiden van het land .

Wallonia covers the south of the country.