south
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east,…The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
» Birds fly south in the winter.
Птицы летят на юг зимой. — corvard
Птахи взимку улітають на південь. — deniko
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
Germany is south of Denmark.
(countable, uncountable)The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
(countable, uncountable)In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
(countable, uncountable)The negative or south pole of a magnet.
Examples
706 sentencesBirds fly south in the winter.
Птахи взимку улітають на південь. — deniko
ruПтицы летят на юг зимой. — corvard
His house is on the south side of the river.
Його будинок стоїть на південному березі річки. — brambury
ruЕго дом стоит на южном берегу реки. — Tretiz
deSein Haus befindet sich am Südufer des Flusses. — Tamy
Where is the south terminal?
Де знаходиться південний термінал? — deniko
ruГде находится южный терминал? — sharptoothed
deWo ist der Südbahnhof? — Zaghawa
Tom comes from the south.
Том із півдня. — deniko
ruТом с юга. — Wezel
deTom kommt aus dem Süden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Australia is smaller than South America.
Австралія менша за Південну Америку. — deniko
ruАвстралия меньше Южной Америки. — afyodor
deAustralien ist kleiner als Südamerika. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southerFrom Middle English south, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr (“southern”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą (“south”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
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Forms
plural: southsSynonyms
9 synonyms- the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees:due southsouthwardS
- the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line:Southern United States
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861:ConfederacyConfederate StatesConfederate States of AmericaDixieDixieland
Word family
36 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- from the south
- south america
- fly south
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.