south (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. mĕrīdiānus2. mĕrīdiālis, e3. austrālis, e4. austrīnus • south (adj.), southern: 1. mĕrīdiānus: the s. part of the world, m. pars orbis (opp. septentrionalis), Varr. R. R. 1., 2, 4: s. region, m. plaga, Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 50 (v. also south, subs.). 2. mĕrīdiālis, e: a s. wind, m. ventus (al. meridionalis), Gell. 2, 22, ad med.: a s. temperature, m. temperatura, Tert. Anim. 25. 3. austrālis, e: the s. region, a. regio, Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 50: the s. pole, a. polus, Ov. M. 2, 132. 4. austrīnus: the s. heats, a. calores, Virg. G. 2, 271: the s. climate, a. coelum, Plin. 16, 26, 46, § 109: v. also south-pole (2). Also as neutr. plur. subs.: the s. parts of Cyprus, austrina Cypri, id. 6, 34, 39, § 213.