zuidwester
Dutch
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editzuidwester (not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of zuidwester | ||||
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uninflected | zuidwester | |||
inflected | zuidwester | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | zuidwester | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | zuidwester | ||
n. sing. | zuidwester | |||
plural | zuidwester | |||
definite | zuidwester | |||
partitive | zuidwesters |
Etymology 2
editFrom zuidwest + -er. Cf. English sou'wester; one of the two is likely a calque, but the direction of calquing is uncertain.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzuidwester m (plural zuidwesters, diminutive zuidwestertje n)
- a sou'wester (waterproof oilskin rain hat)
- a libecchio (southwest wind)