mittagwärts

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German

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Etymology

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Mittag +‎ -wärts

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɪtaːkˌvɛʁt͡s/
  • Hyphenation: mit‧tag‧wärts

Adverb

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mittagwärts

  1. (archaic) southwards
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Joshua 15:1 (with KJV translation)
      Das Los des Stammes der Kinder Juda nach ihren Geschlechtern war an der Grenze Edoms bei der Wüste Zin, mittagwärts, am Ende des Landes gegen Mittag,
      This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

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