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sou'west

sou'west

9.6
Toward the direction between south and west
  • adverb
  • /ˌsuːˈwɛst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hacia el suroeste
  • The ship sailed sou'west to avoid the storm.

Examples

  • We need to travel sou'west to reach the coast.

  • They traveled sou'west across the open fields.

  • The wind shifted and began blowing sou'west early in the morning.

  • The wind is blowing from the sou'west.

  • The hiker set out sou'west to reach the hidden valley.

  • To find the treasure, we must go sou'west from the ancient oak tree.

  • The ducks flew sou'west as the sun began to set.

Synonyms

southwest
vssou'west
19 1.0

Toward the direction halfway between south and west

is the informal spoken variant rather than the standard single-word form
southwestward
vssou'west
1 2.7

Toward the southwest

is the shorter, non-adjective spoken variant used in speech
south-west
vssou'west
1.0

Toward the south and west

is the colloquial spoken variant rather than the hyphenated spelling
southwestwardly
vssou'west
6.5

In the direction between south and west

is the brief spoken form rather than the adverbial longer word

Surface Forms

sou'west positive

Morphology

sou'west = south + west (transparent) = south + west

A clear contraction of 'southwest' composed of two common direction words; learners can derive the meaning from 'south' + 'west'.

Etymology

Sou'west is an informal way to say south + west, so it means 'southwest', the direction between south and west. The apostrophe shows the missing 'th' sound, making it a quick, spoken way to name that direction.