zuidwester

Dutch

Etymology 1

From zuidwest +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯tˌʋɛs.tər/, /ˌzœy̯tˈʋɛs.tər/
  • Hyphenation: zuid‧wes‧ter

Adjective

zuidwester (not comparable)

  1. southwestern
Declension
Declension of zuidwester
uninflected zuidwester
inflected zuidwester
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial zuidwester
indefinite m./f. sing. zuidwester
n. sing. zuidwester
plural zuidwester
definite zuidwester
partitive zuidwesters

Etymology 2

From zuidwest +‎ -er. Cf. English sou'wester; one of the two is likely a calque, but the direction of calquing is uncertain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌzœy̯tˈʋɛs.tər/
  • Hyphenation: zuid‧wes‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛstər

Noun

zuidwester m (plural zuidwesters, diminutive zuidwestertje n)

  1. a sou'wester (waterproof oilskin rain hat)
  2. a libecchio (southwest wind)
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