Südwester
German, noun/zyːtˈvɛstɐ/
Südwester is spelled S-Ü-D-W-E-S-T-E-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 274,993rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Südwester is a German masculine noun meaning “sou'wester (waterproof hat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine haubenartige Kopfbedeckung zum Wetterschutz (überwiegend auf See)”.
What does Südwester mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesou'wester (waterproof hat)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine haubenartige Kopfbedeckung zum Wetterschutz (überwiegend auf See) 2. Eigenbezeichnung der deutschsprachigen Einwohner Namibias 3. Hut der Schutztruppe im ehemaligen Deutsch-Südwestafrika
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 Südwester
- Südwesters genitive
- Südwestern dative definite plural
- Südwesterin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Südwester?
- /zyːtˈvɛstɐ/
- [zyːtˈvɛstɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Südwester in German?
Südwester appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).