This is the 7595th most frequent Swedish word.
syd
South.
Here, 'sydöstra' combines 'syd' (south) with 'östra' (eastern) to refer to the direction as 'southeastern'.
Stockholm ligger i den sydöstra delen av Sverige.
Stockholm is located in the southeastern part of Sweden.
The word 'söderut' utilizes 'syd' in its adverbial form to signify movement towards the south.
Vi reste söderut för att besöka havet.
We traveled south to visit the sea.
In this sentence, 'syd' refers to the cardinal direction 'south' as a destination in bird migration patterns.