south

CEFRA1

/ˈsaʊ̯θ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The direction opposite north.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.

Examples

  • A comparable house in the south of the city would cost twice as much.

  • The road tends to the south at the next village.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
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Also pronounced

  • /ˈsawθ/
  • /ˈsɐʊ̯θ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.

  2. 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.

  3. The negative or south pole of a magnet

More examples

In context

  • The South East region of England is densely populated.

  • His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.

  • Germany is south of Denmark.

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Origin

noun

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 and 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”),...