south

Pronunciation

• enPR: south
• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /saʊθ/
• (Canada) IPA: /sʌʊθ/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /sæoθ/

Noun

south (countable and uncountable, plural souths)

1. One of the four principal compass points, specifically 180° (being directed towards the South Pole); conventionally downwards on a map.
   • Alternative form: (abbreviation) S
2. The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
3. (ecclesiastical) In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
4. (figurative) down or the negative direction
   • His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
5. (physics) The negative or south pole of a magnet

Adjective

south (not comparable)

1. Toward the south; southward.
2. (meteorology, of wind) from the south.
3. Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
   • south highway 1
5. (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.

Adverb

south (not comparable)

1. Toward the south; southward.
2. Downward.
3. In an adverse direction or trend (go south).
4. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south.

Verb

south (third-person singular simple present souths, present participle southing, simple past and past participle southed)

1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
2. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
   • The moon souths at nine.

Anagrams

• Houts, Huots, houts, shout, thous

Alternative forms

• souþ, suþ, sowth, suthe, souþe, suth, souht
• zouth (Kent)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /suːθ/

Noun

south

1. south, southernness
2. A location to the south; the south
3. The south wind

Adjective

south

1. south, southern
2. At the south

Adverb

south

1. To the south, southwards, southbound
2. From the south, southern
3. In the south