Südlichere

Südlichere is the comparative form of the German adjective südllich, meaning more southern or located to the south. It is used to compare two or more entities in terms of their geographic position relative to the south and must be declined according to gender, case and number, as well as the presence of a determiner.

In ordinary usage, südlichere denotes that one item is further south than another. For example, die südlichere Region wird oft von milderen klimatischen Bedingungen begleitet, meaning the more southern region is often associated with milder climatic conditions. In plural contexts, you commonly encounter die südlicheren Regionen, meaning the more southern regions. The form can also appear with different determiners and cases, such as der südlichere Weg or die südlichere Region, depending on the grammatical context.

Etymology and relation to other forms: the word derives from südl ich, the base adjective südl ich meaning southern, with the comparative suffix -er. The exact ending of südlichere varies with the noun it modifies due to German adjective declension rules (weak, mixed, or strong endings) and the determiner used.

Usage notes: südlichere is opposed to the superlative südlichste, which means southernmost. While südlichere expresses a relative degree of southness, sitä is not a fixed geographic term but a grammatical form used across prose to describe relative latitude.

See also: südl ich, Süden, geografische Lage, südlichste.