Swedish adverb · noun· top 5,000 most common

söder

south/søːdɛr/

söder as an adverb

Meaning

south

In Swedish: i riktning mot söder

söder as a noun

Meaning

south

In Swedish: ett väderstreck

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What does söder mean?

söder in a sentence

  • söder om Stockholm
    south of Stockholm
  • solen står i söder
    the sun is in the south

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What does söder mean in English?

söder means “south”.

Origin

Inherited from Late Old Swedish sø̄der, sø̄dher, sudher, from Old Norse suðr, with the ø-umlaut from södre, Old Swedish syþre, Old Norse syðri (comparative); compare the ø in Norwegian sør, Danish sønder.

Nearby common words

söder is number 3,549 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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