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zuidwester

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Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From zuidwest +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzœy̯tˌʋɛs.tər/, /ˌzœy̯tˈʋɛs.tər/
  • Hyphenation: zuid‧wes‧ter

Adjective

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zuidwester (not comparable)

  1. southwestern
Declension
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Declension of zuidwester
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

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From zuidwest +‎ -er. Cf. English sou'wester; one of the two is likely a calque, but the direction of calquing is uncertain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌzœy̯tˈʋɛs.tər/
  • Hyphenation: zuid‧wes‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɛstər

Noun

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zuidwester m (plural zuidwesters, diminutive zuidwestertje n)

  1. a sou'wester (waterproof oilskin rain hat)
  2. a libecchio (southwest wind)