suga
Australian Kriol
Etymology
Noun
suga
References
- “suga”, in English - Kriol - AuSIL, (Can we date this quote?)
Bislama
Etymology
Noun
suga
- sugar
- 2000, anonymous author, Wajtaoa[2]:
- Long blad plasma—we 90 pesen blong hem i wota nomo—i gat plante hormones, sol, enzymes, mo nutrients, ol minerals mo suga tu.
- Even the plasma—which is 90 percent water— carries scores of hormones, inorganic salts, enzymes, and nutrients, including minerals and sugar.
Cebuano
Noun
suga
Galician
Verb
suga
- inflection of sugar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Icelandic
Etymology
Ablaut variation of súga, sjúga (“to suck”).
Noun
suga f (genitive singular sugu, nominative plural sugur)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | suga | sugan | sugur | sugurnar |
| accusative | sugu | suguna | sugur | sugurnar |
| dative | sugu | sugunni | sugum | sugunum |
| genitive | sugu | sugunnar | sugna | sugnanna |
References
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “suga”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Japanese
Romanization
suga
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *suka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śuka, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?].
Noun
suga
Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed either from Livonian su’g, or from Estonian sugu.
Pronunciation
Noun
suga f (4th declension)
- (taxonomy) species
- Sugu izcelšanās ― Origin of Species
- invazīva suga ― invasive species
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | suga | sugas |
| genitive | sugas | sugu |
| dative | sugai | sugām |
| accusative | sugu | sugas |
| instrumental | sugu | sugām |
| locative | sugā | sugās |
| vocative | suga | sugas |
Livvi
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *suka. Cognates include Finnish suka and Veps suga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuɡɑ/
- Hyphenation: su‧ga
- Rhymes: -uɡɑ
Noun
suga (genitive suvan, partitive sugua)
Declension
| Declension of suga (Type 2/boba, g-v gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | suga | suvat |
| genitive | suvan | suviin |
| partitive | sugua | sugii |
| illative | sugah | sugiih |
| inessive | suvas | suviis |
| elative | suvaspäi | suviispäi |
| allative | suvale | suviile |
| adessive | suval | suviil |
| ablative | suvalpäi | suviilpäi |
| translative | suvakse | suviikse |
| essive | suvannu | suviinnu |
| abessive | suvattah | suviittah |
| comitative | suvanke | suviinke |
| instructive | suviin | |
| prolative | suvači | |
References
- Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 264
Mansaka
Noun
suga
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsuka/
Verb
suga
- inflection of suhkat:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
suga
- inflection of suge:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- suge (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
From Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sʉːɡɑ/
Verb
suga (present tense syg, past tense saug, supine soge, past participle sogen, present participle sugande, imperative sug)
- to suck
References
- “suga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsu.ɡɑ/, [ˈsu.ɣɑ]
Noun
suga
- nominative/accusative/genitive plural of sugu
Portuguese
Verb
suga
- inflection of sugar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin soca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soucā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).[1]
Compare Friulian soe, Venetan soga, Albanian shokë, French suage, Portuguese and Spanish soga.
Noun
suga f (plural sugas)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) rope
- Synonym: sughet
References
- ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 558
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sūgha, from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-. The sense "to be inferior" is a semantic loan from English suck.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
suga c
- carpet bugle, plants in the genus Ajuga
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | suga | sugas |
| definite | sugan | sugans | |
| plural | indefinite | sugor | sugors |
| definite | sugorna | sugornas |
Verb
suga (present suger, preterite sög, supine sugit, imperative sug)
- to suck (draw with an attractive force, often negative pressure)
- blodsugande insekter
- blood-sucking insects
- Bebisen sög på en napp
- The baby was sucking on a pacifier
- (slang) to suck (be very bad or unpleasant)
- Filmen suger
- The movie sucks
- Jag suger på tennis
- I suck at tennis
- Att bli stucken av ett bi suger
- Getting stung by a bee sucks
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | suga | sugas | ||
| supine | sugit | sugits | ||
| imperative | sug | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sugen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | suger | sög | sugs, suges | sögs |
| ind. plural1 | suga | sögo | sugas | sögos |
| subjunctive2 | suge | söge | suges | söges |
| present participle | sugande | |||
| past participle | sugen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Antonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
- suga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- suga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- suga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Further reading
- suga in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsuɡa/ [ˈsuː.ɣɐ]
- Rhymes: -uɡa
- Syllabification: su‧ga
Noun
suga (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ)
- halter; rope; tether (for animals)
- fastening with a halter or tether (of an animal)
- Synonym: pagsusuga
Derived terms
- pagsusuga
- panuga
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈɡaʔ/ [sʊˈɣaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: su‧ga
Noun
sugâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ)
- flesh (color/colour)
- Synonyms: engkarnadina, engkarnado, engkarnada
- flesh-colored dye
See also
- dampol
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈɡaʔ/ [sʊˈɣaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: su‧ga
Noun
sugâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ) (physics, neologism)
Derived terms
- bilis ng suga
- dalubsugaan
- pagsusuga
- sugaan
- sugaanin
- sugadagitban
- sugadagitbin
- sugasukod
- suglaguman
References
- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
Takia
Etymology
Noun
suga
References
- ^ World Loanword Database ((Can we date this quote?)) “suga”, in World Loanword Database[1], archived from the original on 1 May 2025
Tausug
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /suɡa/ [sʊˈɣɑ]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: su‧ga
Noun
suga (Sulat Sūg spelling سُݢَ)
Derived terms
- panuga (“summertime, dry season”)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
suga
- sugar
- 2002, anonymous author, Kirap![3]:
- Narapela samting tu i kamapim bagarap long skin, em ol birua na sik samting, olsem sik suga.
- Also taking a toll are accidents and disease, such as diabetes.
- sugarcane
Descendants
- → Takia: suga
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *suka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śuka, borrowed from Indo-Iranian. Cognates include Finnish suka.
Noun
suga
- comb (tool for combing hair)
Inflection
| Inflection of suga (inflection type 6/kuva) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | suga | ||
| genitive sing. | sugan | ||
| partitive sing. | sugad | ||
| partitive plur. | sugid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | suga | sugad | |
| accusative | sugan | sugad | |
| genitive | sugan | sugiden | |
| partitive | sugad | sugid | |
| essive-instructive | sugan | sugin | |
| translative | sugaks | sugikš | |
| inessive | sugas | sugiš | |
| elative | sugaspäi | sugišpäi | |
| illative | sugaha | sugihe | |
| adessive | sugal | sugil | |
| ablative | sugalpäi | sugilpäi | |
| allative | sugale | sugile | |
| abessive | sugata | sugita | |
| comitative | suganke | sugidenke | |
| prolative | sugadme | sugidme | |
| approximative I | suganno | sugidenno | |
| approximative II | sugannoks | sugidennoks | |
| egressive | sugannopäi | sugidennopäi | |
| terminative I | sugahasai | sugihesai | |
| terminative II | sugalesai | sugilesai | |
| terminative III | sugassai | — | |
| additive I | sugahapäi | sugihepäi | |
| additive II | sugalepäi | sugilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “гребень”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Waray-Waray
Noun
sugâ