súga
Old Norse
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *sūganą, whence also Old English sūgan, Old Saxon sūgan, Old High German sūgan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-.
Verb
[edit]súga
- to suck
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of súga — active (strong class 2)
| infinitive | súga | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | súgandi | |
| past participle | soginn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | sýg | saug, só |
| 2nd-person singular | sýgr | saugt, sótt |
| 3rd-person singular | sýgr | saug, só |
| 1st-person plural | súgum | sugum |
| 2nd-person plural | súgið | suguð |
| 3rd-person plural | súga | sugu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | súga | syga |
| 2nd-person singular | súgir | sygir |
| 3rd-person singular | súgi | sygi |
| 1st-person plural | súgim | sygim |
| 2nd-person plural | súgið | sygið |
| 3rd-person plural | súgi | sygi |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | súg | |
| 1st-person plural | súgum | |
| 2nd-person plural | súgið | |
Conjugation of súga — mediopassive (strong class 2)
| infinitive | súgask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | súgandisk | |
| past participle | sogizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | súgumk | sugumk |
| 2nd-person singular | sýgsk | saugzk, sózk |
| 3rd-person singular | sýgsk | saugsk, sósk |
| 1st-person plural | súgumsk | sugumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | súgizk | suguzk |
| 3rd-person plural | súgask | sugusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | súgumk | sygumk |
| 2nd-person singular | súgisk | sygisk |
| 3rd-person singular | súgisk | sygisk |
| 1st-person plural | súgimsk | sygimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | súgizk | sygizk |
| 3rd-person plural | súgisk | sygisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | súgsk | |
| 1st-person plural | súgumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | súgizk | |
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: súga, sjúga
- Faroese: súgva
- Norwegian Bokmål: suge
- Norwegian Nynorsk: suga
- Old Swedish: sūgha
- Swedish: suga
- Old Danish: sūghæ
- Danish: suge
- Elfdalian: sauga
- Gutnish: säuge
- Scanian: súğa
Further reading
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)