south wind

south wind

English

Etymology

From Old English suþwind, corresponding to south + wind.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsaʊθ ˈwɪnd/

Noun

south wind (plural south winds)

1. A wind blowing from the south. [from 10th c.]
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.4:

     The watry Southwinde, from the seabord coste / Upblowing, doth disperse the vapour lo'ste, / And poures it selfe forth in a stormy showre [...].

   • 2010, Stephen Lee, The Guardian, 10 Dec 2010:

     Snow-melting south winds and rain below 2,400m have marred much of the fantastic early-season base and created off-piste avalanche risk.

Alternative forms

• southwinde

Coordinate terms

• north wind, east wind, west wind

Translations

wind blowing from the south

Finnish: etelätuuli (fi) French: vent du sud Galician: ábrego (gl) m

Japanese: 南風 (ja) (みなみかぜ, minamikaze) Swedish: sunnanvind (sv)

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