север

See also: Север and с́евер

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛvɛr]

Noun

се́вер • (séver) m (related adjective се́верен)

1. (uncountable) north

Declension

Declension of се́вер

	singular
indefinite	се́вер séver
definite (subject form)	се́верът séverǎt
definite (object form)	се́вера sévera

Antonyms

• юг (jug)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• северняк (severnjak), севернячка (severnjačka)
• северозапад (severozapad)

• северозападен (severozapaden)
• североизток (severoiztok)
• североизточен (severoiztočen)

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

северозапад (severozapad)	север (sever)	североизток (severoiztok)
запад (zapad)		изток (iztok)
югозапад (jugozapad)	юг (jug)	югоизток (jugoiztok)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛvɛr]

Noun

север • (sever) m

1. north

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

северозапад (severozapad)	север (sever)	североисток (severoistok)
запад (zapad)		исток (istok)
југозапад (jugozapad)	југ (jug)	југоисток (jugoistok)

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Russian

Alternative forms

• сѣ́веръ (sě́ver) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁wero. Cognate with Lithuanian šiaurė, Latin caurus and English shower.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲevʲɪr]

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Noun

се́вер • (séver) m inan (genitive се́вера, uncountable)

1. north
2. North (northern part of any region)
3. Arctic (northern parts of Russia)

   Кра́йний Се́вер ― Krájnij Séver ― Far North (Russian territories that lie to the north of the Arctic circle)

Declension

Declension of се́вер (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	се́вер séver
genitive	се́вера sévera
dative	се́веру séveru
accusative	се́вер séver
instrumental	се́вером séverom
prepositional	се́вере sévere

Synonyms

• норд (nord) (nautical)

Antonyms

• юг (jug)

Derived terms

• се́верный (sévernyj)
• северя́нин (severjánin)

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

северо-запад (severo-zapad)	север (sever)	северо-восток (severo-vostok)
запад (zapad)		восток (vostok)
юго-запад (jugo-zapad)	юг (jug)	юго-восток (jugo-vostok)

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): сје̏вер
• (Ijekavian): ćе̏вер

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěverъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sêʋer/
• Hyphenation: се‧вер

Noun

се̏вер m (Latin spelling sȅver)

1. (uncountable) north

Declension

Declension of север

	singular
nominative	север
genitive	севера
dative	северу
accusative	север
vocative	севере
locative	северу
instrumental	севером