southwest
English
/saʊθˈwɛst/, /saʊˈwɛst/
noun
Definitions
- The compass point halfway between south and west, specifically 225°, abbreviated as SW.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English southwest inherited from Old English sūþwest compound from English south + English west.
Origin
English
west
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Key West English
- Southgate English
- Southland English
- Southport English
- Southville English
- Westdean English
- Westie English
- Westland English
- Westminster English
- Westmount English
- midsouth English
- northwest English
- south English
- southbound English
- southbridge English
- southcentral English
- southeastern English
- souther English
- southie English
- southing English
- southland English
- southly English
- southmost English
- southness English
- southpaw English
- southside English
- southward English
- southwards English
- southwester English
- southwestern English
- southwestward English
- southwestwardly English
- southwestwards English
- west English
- westabout English
- westbound English
- wester English
- westermost English
- westing English
- westling English
- westly English
- westmost English
- westness English
- westside English
- westwards English
- westwork English
- Zuidwest-Afrika Dutch, Flemish
- Zuidwest-Friesland Dutch, Flemish
- west Dutch, Flemish
- zuid Dutch, Flemish
- zuidwest Dutch, Flemish
- zuidwestelijk Dutch, Flemish
- zuidwester Dutch, Flemish
- sud French
- syd Swedish
- sydväst Swedish
- väst Swedish
- sūþwest Old English
- south Middle English
- southwest Middle English
- west Middle English
- syd Danish
- sydvest Danish
- vest Danish
- sudo Esperanto
- suutwest Middle Dutch
- saut Tok Pisin
- wes Tok Pisin
- soth Cornish
- west Cornish
- west
- south
- westly
- Westie
- wester
- westing
- southie
- souther
- southly
- westling
- Westdean
- westmost
- Westland
- southpaw
- westwork
- Key West
- midsouth
- westside
- southing
- westness
- westbound
- southland
- Southport
- Southland
- Westmount
- southness
- Southgate
- southmost
- westwards
- northwest
- westabout
- southside
- southward
- westermost
- southbound
- Southville
- southwards
- southwester
- Westminster
- southbridge
- southwestern
- southeastern
- southcentral
- southwestward
- southwestwards
- southwestwardly