zuid

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch suid, from Old Dutch *sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą. Compare West Frisian súd, German Süd, English south, Danish syd.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zœy̯t/
  • (file)
  • (Northern Netherlands) IPA(key): /zœʏ̯t/
  • (Limburg) IPA(key): /zœːd/
  • Hyphenation: zuid
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Adverb[edit]

zuid

  1. (only in compounds) south
  2. southwards

Synonyms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • (compass points)
noordwest noord noordoost
west oost
zuidwest zuid zuidoost


Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: suid
  • Negerhollands: sud, seit, syd
  • Papiamentu: sùit