Suffolk

English

Etymology

From Middle English Suffolk, from Old English Sūþfolc, a compound of sūþ (“south”) + folc (“folk”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌf.ək/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌf.ək/, /ˈsʌf.ɪk/

Proper noun

Suffolk

1. A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.

   Holonym: East Anglia

   Comeronym: Norfolk

2. A neighbourhood of Andersonstown, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2870).
3. An independent city in Virginia, United States, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia.
4. Suffolk County.

Coordinate terms

• Norfolk, named as a pair with Suffolk

Derived terms

• East Suffolk
• Mid Suffolk
• Suffolk Coastal
• Suffolk County
• Suffolk Punch
• West Suffolk

 

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Suthfolk, suffolke, Suthfok, Southfolk, Southfolc, Suthfolke, souþfolc, suþfolk

Etymology

From Old English Sūþfolc; equivalent to south +‎ folk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu(θ)ˌfɔlk/

Proper noun

Suffolk

1. Suffolk (a county of eastern England)

Descendants

• English: Suffolk

References

• “Sǒuth-folk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.