southerly

English

Etymology

From souther +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌðəliː/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌðɚli/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐðəliː/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐðɘliː/

Noun

southerly (plural southerlies)

1. A wind blowing from the south.

Synonyms

• auster, souther

Translations

wind blowing from the south

Bulgarian: южен вятър m (južen vjatǎr) Finnish: etelätuuli (fi) Japanese: 南風 (ja) (minamikaze) Macedonian: развигор m (razvigor), развигорец m (razvigorec), развигора f (razvigora) Maori: tāmāuru, kōtonga, tonga, hautonga, māwake Russian: ю́жный ве́тер m (júžnyj véter) Swedish: sunnanvind (sv) c, sunnan (sv) c

Adjective

southerly (comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly)

1. Facing the south; directed towards the south.

   a southerly voyage

2. Located towards or in the south.
   • 2017 May, Piera Chen, Dinah Gardner, “Taiwan's Islands”, in Lonely Planet Taiwan (Lonely Planet)‎, 10th edition (Travel), Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 299‎:

     The islands of Jyuguang Township (莒光鄉; Jǔguāng xiāng), Dongju (東莒; Dōngjǔ; Tongchu) and Xiju (西莒; Xījǔ; Hsichu), are the most southerly of Matsu’s islands. Both are remote and sparsely inhabited, but there's some pretty scenery.

3. Coming from the south.

   Warm, moist air was brought by southerly winds

Synonyms

• southly

Derived terms

• southerliness

Translations

coming from the south

Belarusian: паўднёвы m (paŭdnjóvy) Bulgarian: южен (južen) Finnish: eteläinen (fi), etelästä tuleva Maori: tonga Russian: ю́жный (ru) m (júžnyj)

facing the south

Belarusian: паўднёвы m (paŭdnjóvy) Bulgarian: гледащ на юг (gledašt na jug) Finnish: etelänpuoleinen (fi), eteläpuolinen Russian: ю́жный (ru) m (júžnyj)

located towards the south

Belarusian: паўднёвы m (paŭdnjóvy) Esperanto: suda Finnish: etelänpuoleinen (fi), eteläpuolinen Russian: ю́жный (ru) m (júžnyj) Swedish: sydlig (sv)

Adverb

southerly (comparative more southerly, superlative most southerly)

1. In a southward direction or position; (towards the) south.
2. From the south.

Synonyms

• southly

Translations

from the south

Old Norse: sunnan