Origin of south

before 900; Middle English suth(e), south(e) (adv., adj., and noun), Old English sūth (adv. and adj.); cognate with Old High German sund-

Example sentences from the Web for south

British Dictionary definitions for south (1 of 2)

south
/ (saʊθ) /

noun

adjective

situated in, moving towards, or facing the south
(esp of the wind) from the south

adverb

in, to, or towards the south
archaic (of the wind) from the south
Symbol: S

Word Origin for south

Old English sūth; related to Old Norse suthr southward, Old High German sundan from the south

British Dictionary definitions for south (2 of 2)

South
/ (saʊθ) /

noun the South

the southern part of England, generally regarded as lying to the south of an imaginary line between the Wash and the Severn
(in the US)
  1. the area approximately south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, esp those states south of the Mason-Dixon line that formed the Confederacy during the Civil War
  2. the Confederacy itself
the countries of the world that are not economically and technically advanced

adjective

  1. of or denoting the southern part of a specified country, area, etc
  2. (capital as part of a name)the South Pacific

Idioms and Phrases with south

south

see go south.