suffe
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- suufe (few dialects of Ripuarian)
- soufe (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognate with German saufen and Dutch zuipen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzufə/
Verb
suffe (third-person singular present süff, past tense soff, past participle jesoffe)
- (most dialects of Ripuarian, of animals) to drink
- (the same dialects, of people) to drink excessively (usually alcohol)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʏfə
Adjective
suffe
- inflection of suf:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive