syden

Finnish

Noun

syden

1. genitive singular of sysi

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Syden (as a proper noun)

Etymology

From syd south (alternative form of sør), after German Süden.

Noun

syden (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, tourism) "The south"; used to denote the Mediterranean region which since the early 1970's has been one of the foremost Norwegian vacation destinations. More recently expanded to charter-based tropical vacation destinations generally.

   Skal du til syden i ferien?

   Are you going to the south for the holidays?

References

• “syden” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Syden (as a proper noun)

Etymology

From Norwegian Bokmål syd, after German Süden.

Noun

syden (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, tourism) the south as a holiday destination, as above.

References

• “syden” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.