Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southward

/ˈsaʊθwəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: south-ward
IPA: /ˈsaʊθwəd/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The direction or area lying to the south of a place.

adj

Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.

adv

Towards the south; in a southerly direction.

name

Example Sentences

"100 leagues to the southward"
"As the remnants retreated northward to Pengyang (平壤 Pʻing-jang), war was declared and a Chinese contingent from Manchuria went southward to that place."
"In Pisa, where [Galileo] was born, I climbed the worn steps of the tower that has been leaning southward almost from the day it was built in the 13th century."

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 Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southward From south + -ward.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsaʊθwəd/

Inflected Forms

south'ard (alternative) more southward (comparative) most southward (superlative) Southwards (plural)

Derived Forms

southwardly southwards

Phrases

southward equinox

Synonyms

southbound southerly southwards south due south s

Questions

How do you pronounce southward?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaʊθwəd/.
What does southward mean?: The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
Where does southward 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 Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southward From south + -ward.

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