Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/suɾ/

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Translation

south

Word origin

From Old French sur ('south'), of Germanic origin (Frankish sunth). The same Germanic root gives English south.

Origin
Germanic
Root
sunth
English cognates
south

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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We live in the south of France.

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The birds go south when winter arrives.

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The wind is coming from the south this morning.

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The southern team played better than the northern one.

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They spent their holidays in the south of Italy.

muchas .

They visited many cities in the south of Italy.

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This word is part of lesson 21.