Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southbound

/ˈsaʊθbaʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: south-bound
IPA: /ˈsaʊθbaʊnd/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Toward the south.

adj

Which is (or will be) travelling south.

Example Sentences

"The truck raced southbound, then careened into the ditch."
"We took the southbound train to Barcelona."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English southbound From south + -bound.

Frequently Paired Words

southward eastbound northbound westbound

Synonyms

southward

Questions

How do you pronounce southbound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaʊθbaʊnd/.
What does southbound mean?: Toward the south.
Where does southbound come from?: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sunþ Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ ~ *sh₂wén- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *sunþraz Proto-Germanic *sunþrą Proto-West Germanic *sunþr Old English sūþ Middle English south English south Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English southbound From south + -bound.

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