Südosten

southeast

noun ZĂśT-os-ten Less Common

Origin: compound of Süd plus Osten

Usage Note

Südosten is the compass direction southeast, used with im for location (im Südosten des Landes) and nach for movement toward it. The matching adjective is südöstlich. Like all the compound directions it is masculine, inheriting the gender of Osten.

Examples

"Die Stadt liegt im Südosten."

Natural Translation

The city lies in the southeast.

Literal Translation

The city lies in-the southeast.

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