Süden

See also: suden and sudeň

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German sūden and Middle Dutch sūden. The form is already attested in Middle High German sūden, which replaces native Middle High German sunden from Old High German sundan. However, the modern form with a preserved monophthong must be directly from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch. The latter's influence is seen in the umlaut (compare the Middle Dutch pronunciation of -ū- [yː]). All these forms are from Proto-Germanic *sunþanē, an adverb meaning "from the south". The original Proto-Germanic noun *sunþrą, whence English south and German Süd, has always been restricted chiefly to compounds in continental West Germanic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzyːdən/, [-dn̩] (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsyːdɛn/, [-dn̩] (Austria)

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Noun

Süden m (strong, genitive Südens, no plural)

1. south (direction)
2. south (region)

Declension

Declension of Süden [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Süden
genitive	eines	des	Südens
dative	einem	dem	Süden
accusative	einen	den	Süden

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

Nordwesten	Norden	Nordosten
Westen		Osten
Südwesten	Süden	Südosten

Related terms

• Südpol
• Südhalbkugel
• Südeuropa
• Südamerika
• Süddeutschland
• südlich
• Südwind

Further reading

• “Süden” in Duden online
• “Süden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Süden, from Middle Dutch suden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzyːdən/

Noun

Süden m (uncountable)

1. south

See also

• Norden
• Osten
• Westen