zuiden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch suden. Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from zuid that was subsequently adjectivised and substantivised.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzœy̯.də(n)/

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  (file)

• Hyphenation: zui‧den
• Rhymes: -œy̯dən

Noun

zuiden n (uncountable)

1. south
2. (in compounds) southern, from the south

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

noordwesten	noorden	noordoosten
westen		oosten
zuidwesten	zuiden	zuidoosten

Descendants

• → Trió: soirë