Suffolk

English

Etymology

From Middle English Suffolk, from Old English Sūþfolc, a compound of sūþ +‎ folc.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌf.ək/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌf.ək/, /ˈsʌf.ɪk/

Proper noun

Suffolk

1. A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.

   Holonym: East Anglia

   Comeronym: Norfolk

2. A neighbourhood of Andersonstown, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2870).
3. An independent city in Virginia, United States, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia.

Derived terms

• East Suffolk
• Mid Suffolk
• Suffolk Coastal
• Suffolk County
• Suffolk Punch
• West Suffolk

 

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Suthfolk, suffolke, Suthfok, Southfolk, Southfolc, Suthfolke, souþfolc, suþfolk

Etymology

From Old English Sūþfolc; equivalent to south +‎ folk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu(θ)ˌfɔlk/

Proper noun

Suffolk

1. Suffolk (a county of eastern England)

Descendants

• English: Suffolk

References

• “Sǒuth-folk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.