süffeln

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German

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Etymology

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From obsolete süpfeln, an iterative formation of obsolete supfen, from Middle High German supfen (to slurp), from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Doublet of saufen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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süffeln (weak, third-person singular present süffelt, past tense süffelte, past participle gesüffelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, somewhat humorous) to sip an alcoholic beverage

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • süffeln” in Duden online
  • süffeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • süffeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon