süddeutsch
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzyːtˌdɔʏ̯tʃ/, [ˈzyːtˌdɔʏ̯t͡ʃ], [ˈzyːˌtɔʏ̯t͡ʃ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯t͡ʃ
Adjective
süddeutsch (strong nominative masculine singular süddeutscher, not comparable)
- (relational) South German; southern German (from or pertaining to southern Germany, i.e. Germany south of the river Main, or the states of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg)
- die Süddeutsche Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft ― the South German Railway Company
- (historical and still often linguistics, relational) of the southern half of the German language area, i.e. the above plus Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, etc.
- Synonym: oberdeutsch (roughly)
Declension
Positive forms of süddeutsch (uncomparable)
See also
Further reading
- “süddeutsch” in Duden online