südwärts
German, adverb/ˈzyːtvɛʁts/
südwärts is spelled S-Ü-D-W-Ä-R-T-S (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Südwärts is a German adverb meaning “southward, southwards (towards the south)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in südliche Richtung, nach Süden hin”.
What does südwärts mean in English?
adverb
- 1
southward, southwards (towards the south)
wir segelten südwärts (in) Richtung Antarktis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. in südliche Richtung, nach Süden hin
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce südwärts?
- /ˈzyːtvɛʁts/
- [ˈzyːtvɛʁt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to südwärts
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is südwärts in German?
südwärts appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).