English
south
see also: South
Etymology

From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

Pronunciation
  • (RP, America) IPA: /saʊθ/
  • (Canada) IPA: /sʌʊθ/
  • (Australia, New Zealand) IPA: /sæoθ/
  • (Obsolete) IPA: /suːθ/
Noun

south

  1. 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.
    Alternative form: (abbreviation) S
    Germany is south of Denmark.
  2. The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. [circa 1300]
  3. (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
  4. (physics) The negative or south pole of a magnet
Translations Adjective

south (not comparable)

  1. Toward the south; southward.
  2. (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
  3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
  4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
    south highway 1
  5. (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.
Translations Adverb

south (not comparable)

  1. Toward the south; southward.
  2. Downward.
  3. In an adverse direction or trend. (Mostly in go south.)
    His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
  4. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
Translations
  • Portuguese: ao sul
  • Spanish: al sur
Translations
  • German: süd-
Translations
  • German: den Bach runter gehen, auf dem absteigen Ast
  • Spanish: hacer aguas go south
Verb

south (souths, present participle southing; simple past and past participle southed)

  1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
  2. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
    The moon souths at nine.
South
Etymology

English surname, from the adjective south.

Proper noun
  1. The southern part of any region; .
  2. The Global South.
  3. A placename
    1. (US) Ellipsis of Old South: Those states which formed the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
    2. (US) The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy.
    3. (India) The southern states of India.
  4. Surname.
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “location”): North


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