sydvest

Danish

Etymology

From syd +‎ vest; headgear from Dutch zuidwester

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sydvɛst/, [syðˈvɛsd̥]

Noun

sydvest c (singular definite sydvesten, plural indefinite sydveste or sydvester)

  1. (indeclinable) The southwest.
  2. (countable) cape ann, southwester, sou'wester (an oilskin cap whose brim is longer in back than in front, designed to repel wind and rain)

Inflection
Declension of sydvest
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sydvest sydvesten sydveste
sydvester		 sydvestene
sydvesterne
genitive sydvests sydvestens sydvestes
sydvesters		 sydvestenes
sydvesternes

Adverb

sydvest

  1. Toward the southwest, southwestern.

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From syd +‎ vest; the hat possibly from Dutch zuidwester (as in Danish)

Alternative forms

Adverb

sydvest

  1. south-west / southwest (for / of)

Noun 1

sydvest (indeclinable)

  1. southwest or south-west (point of the compass)

Noun 2

sydvest m (definite singular sydvesten, indefinite plural sydvester, definite plural sydvestene)

  1. a sou'wester (waterproof hat)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch zuidwester, as in Danish.

Noun

sydvest m (definite singular sydvesten, indefinite plural sydvestar, definite plural sydvestane)

  1. a sou'wester (waterproof hat)

Usage notes

The point of the compass is sørvest in Nynorsk.

References
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