sydvest
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From syd + vest; headgear from Dutch zuidwester.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sydvest c (singular definite sydvesten, plural indefinite sydveste or sydvester)
- (indeclinable) The southwest.
- (countable) cape ann, southwester, sou'wester (an oilskin cap whose brim is longer in back than in front, designed to repel wind and rain)
Inflection edit
Declension of sydvest
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sydvest | sydvesten | sydveste sydvester |
sydvestene sydvesterne |
genitive | sydvests | sydvestens | sydvestes sydvesters |
sydvestenes sydvesternes |
Adverb edit
sydvest
- Toward the southwest, southwestern.
See also edit
- sydvest on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- Sydvest (hovedbeklædning) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
- “sydvest” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “sydvest,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “sydvest,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- sørvest (adverb and noun 1)
Etymology edit
From syd + vest; the hat possibly from Dutch zuidwester (as in Danish).
Adverb edit
sydvest
- south-west / southwest (for / of)
Noun edit
sydvest (indeclinable)
- southwest or south-west (point of the compass)
Noun edit
sydvest m (definite singular sydvesten, indefinite plural sydvester, definite plural sydvestene)
- a sou'wester (waterproof hat)
References edit
- “sydvest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Dutch zuidwester, as in Danish.
Noun edit
sydvest m (definite singular sydvesten, indefinite plural sydvestar, definite plural sydvestane)
- a sou'wester (waterproof hat)
Usage notes edit
The point of the compass is sørvest in Nynorsk.
References edit
- “sydvest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.