sydvest
Danish
/sydvɛst/
noun
Definitions
- 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
Etymology
Affix from Danish syd (south) + Danish vest (west)derived from Dutch, Flemish zuidwester.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
zuidwester
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- south English
- southwest English
- southwester English
- southwestward English
- southwestwards English
- west English
- zuidwest Dutch, Flemish
- zuidwester Dutch, Flemish
- southwest Middle English
- suðr Old Norse
- vestr Old Norse
- syd Danish
- sydkyst Danish
- sydøst Danish
- vest Danish
- vestkyst Danish
- vesttysk Danish
- vesttysker Danish