Süd
German, noun
Süd is spelled S-Ü-D (3 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Süd is a German masculine noun meaning “the south” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its umlaut, Sud is a different word: “broth, stock, brew (liquid that remains after cooking, boiling)”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kurzform für die Haupthimmelsrichtung Süden in der Navigation, Seefahrt”.
What does Süd mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerarethe south
Der Wind kommt aus Süd.
- 2
archaicmasculinea wind coming from the south
noun
- 1
masculinebroth, stock, brew (liquid that remains after cooking, boiling)
- 2
masculinedregs, residue (especially, but not only, from boiling)
- 3
masculinethe process of boiling
- 4
archaicmasculinea boiling liquid
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kurzform für die Haupthimmelsrichtung Süden in der Navigation, Seefahrt 2. Wind aus Süden 3. Weltteil, Südhalbkugel 4. Präfix oder mit Bindestrich vorangestellter Zusatz zu einem Toponym
noun: 1. Aufguss, wässriger Extrakt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Süd
- Süds genitive
- Sudes genitive
- Suds genitive
- Sude plural
- Suden dative definite plural
- Sutt alternative archaic
- S abbreviation
- Südes genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Süd
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Süd in German?
Süd appears 27 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).