No. 7,595 in Swedish
syd
South.
In a sentence
Stockholm ligger i den sydöstra delen av Sverige.
Stockholm is located in the southeastern part of Sweden.
Here, 'sydöstra' combines 'syd' (south) with 'östra' (eastern) to refer to the direction as 'southeastern'.
Vi reste söderut för att besöka havet.
We traveled south to visit the sea.
The word 'söderut' utilizes 'syd' in its adverbial form to signify movement towards the south.
Fåglarna migrerar mot syd under vintern.
The birds migrate towards the south during winter.
In this sentence, 'syd' refers to the cardinal direction 'south' as a destination in bird migration patterns.
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