English

Proper noun

Syd ‎(countable and uncountable, plural Syds)

1. (countable) A diminutive of the male given name Sydney.
2. (countable) A diminutive of the female given name Sydney.
3. (uncountable) Abbreviation of Sydney. (a city in Nova Scotia, Canada)

Alternative forms

• (Nova Scotia): SYD, Syd.

See also

• (given name): Sid

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syd/, [syð]

Noun

syd c (singular definite syden, not used in plural form)

1. The south.

Inflection

Derived terms

• sydøst
• sydvest

Etymology 2

See syde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syːd/, [syðˀ]

Verb

syd

1. imperative of syde

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sør

Etymology 1

From Old Norse syðri

Adverb

syd

1. south (for / of)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse suðr

Noun

syd ‎(indeclinable) (uncountable)

1. south (point of the compass)
2. a land area in the south

Derived terms

• sydlig
• sydover
• sydøst

References

• “syd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse suðr, from Proto-Germanic *sunþrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syːd/

Adverb

syd

1. towards south, southward

Noun

syd c

1. south; one of the four major compass points

Synonyms

• söder

Related terms

See also

• ost
• öst
• nord
• väst