2006-11-11 12:29:17 · 10 answers · asked by Jaze 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is a declined form of the adjective "südländisch" not much in use nowadays, but in the classical (18.th century) and romantic (19.th century) periods of German literature much used by poets and novellists to denote exotic "Southern-ness" of things, landscape and people.
If I remember correctly Thomas Mann uses it in "Der Zauberberg" (1930s) and "Dr Faustus"(1940s).
2006-11-12 01:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
From down south -- from the southern regions of the country.
2006-11-12 00:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
South-Landish
2006-11-11 12:35:16 · answer #3 · answered by knowitall 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is an adjective ("die südländischen leute") which can also be used as noun ("die Südlandischen") meaning "from the south"
but actually we dont use it, we say Die Leute aus dem Süden, südländisch is an old expression
2006-11-11 19:19:48 · answer #4 · answered by tine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
from the south
2006-11-11 13:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by Dotty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sud is south and landischen is lands so it means something like southlands.
2006-11-11 14:20:49 · answer #6 · answered by madchriscross 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
southerner, ie I'm from the south!
2006-11-11 12:35:08 · answer #7 · answered by Welshchick 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"from southern countries/regions"
2006-11-11 12:31:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
fraulien all german woman are beautiful and what is your phone number.
2006-11-11 12:39:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
similar to the american hillbilly, or jibe at incest, small towns etc.
2006-11-11 12:34:49 · answer #10 · answered by ben b 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋