syden
Danish
Alternative forms
- Syden (as a proper noun)
Etymology
Noun
syden n (uncountable)
- (idiomatic, tourism) the south; used to denote the Mediterranean region
- Antonym: norden
References
- “syden” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Noun
syden
- genitive singular of sysi
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- Syden (as a proper noun)
Etymology
From syd south (alternative form of sør), after German Süden.
Pronunciation
Noun
syden (uncountable)
- (idiomatic, tourism) "The south"; used to denote the Iberian and eastern European sides of the Mediterranean region which since the early 1970's has been one of the foremost Norwegian vacation destinations. More recently expanded to charter-based tropical vacation destinations generally.
- Skal du til syden i ferien?
- Are you going to the south for the holidays?
References
- “syden” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Syden (as a proper noun)
Etymology
From Norwegian Bokmål syd, after German Süden.
Noun
syden (uncountable)
References
- “syden” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.