sugen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sūgan

Verb

sugen

1. (transitive) to suck (up)
2. (transitive) to suck from, to suckle from
3. (intransitive) to suck, to suckle

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive	sugen
3rd sg. past	sôoch
3rd pl. past	sōgen
Past participle	gesōgen
Infinitive	sugen
In genitive	sugens
In dative	sugene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	suge	sôoch
2nd singular	suuchs, suges	sōochs, sōges
3rd singular	suucht, suget	sôoch
1st plural	sugen	sōgen
2nd plural	suucht, suget	sōocht, sōget
3rd plural	sugen	sōgen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	suge	sōge
2nd singular	suuchs, suges	sōges
3rd singular	suge	sōge
1st plural	sugen	sōgen
2nd plural	suucht, suget	sōget
3rd plural	sugen	sōgen
Imperative	Present
Singular	suuch, suge
Plural	suucht, suget
	Present	Past
Participle	sugende	gesōgen

Alternative forms

• suken (Limburg)

Descendants

• Dutch: zuigen
  • Afrikaans: suig
  • Negerhollands: sug
  • → Sranan Tongo: soygi
• Limburgish: zuge

Further reading

• “sughen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sugen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

sugen

1. Alternative form of seien

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon sugan (“to suck”)

Pronunciation

• (originally) IPA^(key): /suːɣən/

Verb

sugen

1. to suck
2. to draw up liquid

Conjugation

Conjugation of sugen as a class 2b strong verb

plain infinitive	sûgen
full infinitive (gerund)	tô sûgene or tô sûgende
verbal noun	sûgen or sûgent
participles			imperative
present	sûgende		singular	sûch
past	gesōgen or gesāgen		plural	sûget
	indicative		subjunctive
	present	preterite	present	preterite
1st person singular	sûge	sôch	sûge	sȫge
2nd person singular	sü̂gest or sü̂̂chst	sōgest or sȫgest	sûgest	sȫgest
3rd person singular	sü̂get or sü̂̂cht	sôch	sûget	sȫge
plural	sûgen (sûget?)	sōgen or sȫgen	sûgen	sȫgen

Alternative forms

• sȫgen

Descendants

• Low German: sugen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Swedish sugen.

Adjective

sugen (singular and plural sugen, comparative meir sugen, superlative mest sugen)

1. (colloquial) craving, keen

   Synonym: gira

Swedish

Adjective

sugen (comparative sugnare, superlative sugnast)

1. (colloquial) craving, in the mood (for)

   Jag är sjukt sugen på sushi

   I'm craving sushi bad

   Nån som är sugen på att se en film?

   Anyone up for watching a movie?

   Jag tänkte beställa käk. Är du sugen?

   I was going to order food. Do you want any?

Declension

Inflection of sugen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	sugen	sugnare	sugnast
neuter singular	suget	sugnare	sugnast
plural	sugna	sugnare	sugnast
masculine plural2	sugne	sugnare	sugnast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	sugne	sugnare	sugnaste
all	sugna	sugnare	sugnaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• sug

See also

• pigg på

Participle

sugen

1. past participle of suga

References

• sugen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sugen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sugen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• genus, unges