zuiden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch suden. Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from zuid that was subsequently adjectivised and substantivised.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯.də(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zui‧den
  • Rhymes: -œy̯dən

Noun

zuiden n (uncountable)

  1. south
  2. (in compounds) southern, from the south

Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

noordwesten noorden noordoosten
westen oosten
zuidwesten zuiden zuidoosten

Descendants

  • → Trió: soirë
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