south-southeast

See also: south southeast and south-south-east

English

South-southeast.

Alternative forms

• south southeast, south-south-east
• sou'-sou'-east (nautical)
• SSE (abbreviation)

Noun

south-southeast (uncountable)

1. The compass point halfway between southeast and south; specifically at a bearing of 157.5°.

   Antonym: north-northwest

Translations

compass point

• Danish: sydsydøst
• Finnish: eteläkaakko
• French: sud-sud-est (fr) m
• Galician: sur-sueste m
• Greek: νότια-νοτιοανατολικά n pl (nótia-notioanatoliká)
• Hungarian: dél-délkelet
• Japanese: 南南東 (ja) (nannantō)
• Malay: selatan tenggara
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sør-sørøst

  Nynorsk: sør-søraust

• Portuguese: sul-sudeste m, sul-sueste m
• Russian: зюйд-зюйд-о́ст m (zjujd-zjujd-óst)
• Turkish: güney-güneydoğu
• Vietnamese: nam đông nam

Adjective

south-southeast (not comparable)

1. Of, in or pertaining to the south-southeast; south-southeastern.
2. Situated toward or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastward; south-southeasterly.

   A south-southeast course.

3. Coming from the south-southeast; south-southeasterly.

   A south-southeast wind.

Translations

south-southeastern — see south-southeastern

south-southeastward — see south-southeastward

south-southeasterly — see south-southeasterly

Adverb

south-southeast (not comparable)

1. Towards or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastwards.

   We are travelling south-southeast at the moment.

Translations

south-southeastward — see south-southeastward