Süden – German noun declension

German noun forms of Süden

Noun: Süden
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

SingularSüden

Definite

SingularSüden

Genitive

Indefinite

SingularSüdens

Definite

SingularSüdens

Dative

Indefinite

SingularSüden

Definite

SingularSüden

Accusative

Indefinite

SingularSüden

Definite

SingularSüden

Sample Sentences

Etymology

From Middle Low German sūden and Middle Dutch sūden. The form is already attested in Middle High German sūden, which replaces native Middle High German sunden from Old High German sundan. However, the modern form with a preserved monophthong must be directly from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch. The latter's influence is seen in the umlaut (compare the Middle Dutch pronunciation of -ū- [yː]). All these forms are from Proto-Germanic *sunþanē, an adverb meaning "from the south". The original Proto-Germanic noun *sunþrą, whence English south and German Süd, has always been restricted chiefly to compounds in continental West Germanic. See: English Nouns 'south', German Nouns 'Süd'.

Verbs referencing "Süden"

Danish Nouns syden, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns syden.

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