adj · adv · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsaʊθwəd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsʌðəd/
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CMU ARPABET:S AW1 TH W ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: no-plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
moving toward the south
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a southbound train
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: southbound
Antonyms: none provided
6
adverb
Meaning 6
toward the south
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the ship turned southerly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: southerly, southwards
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: south, due south, S
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cardinal compass point
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh2wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh2w-én-s Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh2ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southward From south + -ward.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
向南的
(xiàngnán de)
— situated or directed towards the south
Chinese Mandarin:
朝南方向的
(cháo nán fāngxiàng de)
— situated or directed towards the south
Finnish:
etelänpuoleinen
— situated or directed towards the south
Belarusian:
на по́ўдзень
(na pówdzjenʹ)
— towards the south
Chinese Mandarin:
向南
(xiàngnán)
— towards the south
Chinese Mandarin:
朝南方向
(cháo nán fāngxiàng)
— towards the south
Danish:
sydover
— towards the south
Dutch:
zuidwaarts
— towards the south
Finnish:
etelään
— towards the south
Finnish:
etelään päin
— towards the south
German:
südwärts
— towards the south
Hungarian:
délre
— towards the south
Hungarian:
dél felé
— towards the south
Latvian:
uz dievidiem
— towards the south
Māori:
whakatonga
— towards the south
Māori:
whakatetonga
— towards the south
Mongolian:
ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠰᠢ
(emünesi)
— towards the south
Mongolian:
өмнөш
(ömnöš)
— towards the south
Navajo:
shádiʼááhjígo
— towards the south
Navajo:
shádiʼáahjigo
— towards the south
Polish:
na południe
— towards the south
Russian:
к ю́гу
(k júgu)
— towards the south
Russian:
на юг
(na jug)
— towards the south
Swedish:
söderut
— towards the south
Swedish:
sydvart
— towards the south
Telugu:
దక్షిణముగా
(dakṣiṇamugā)
— towards the south
Tuvan:
мурнуу чүкче
(murnuu çükçe)
— towards the south
Ukrainian:
на пі́вдень
(na pívdenʹ)
— towards the south
Chinese Mandarin:
南邊 /南边
(nánbiān)
— direction or area lying to the south
Chinese Mandarin:
南方
(nánfāng)
— direction or area lying to the south
Chinese Mandarin:
南側 /南侧
(náncè)
— direction or area lying to the south
Finnish:
eteläpuoli
— direction or area lying to the south
Finnish:
etelän puoli
— direction or area lying to the south