sutta

See also: suttee

English

Etymology

From Pali sutta, from of Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra, “thread, yarn, string; rule”). Doublet of sutra.

Noun

sutta (plural suttas)

1. Alternative form of sutra

Usage notes

No longer common but, when it appears, more often in reference to the Buddhist scriptures (many originally composed in Pali) than the Hindu (more often in Sanskrit).

Anagrams

• sattu, tatus, tauts

Finnish

Noun

sutta

1. partitive singular of susi

Anagrams

• astut, satut

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• सुत्त (Devanagari script)
• সুত্ত (Bengali script)
• සුත‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• သုတ္တ or သုတ်တ (Burmese script)
• สุตฺต or สุตตะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩᨲ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸຕ຺ຕ or ສຸຕຕະ (Lao script)
• សុត្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪𑄖𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit सूत्र (sū́tra).

Noun

sutta n

1. thread, string
2. sutra

Declension

Declension table of "sutta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	suttaṃ	suttāni
Accusative (second)	suttaṃ	suttāni
Instrumental (third)	suttena	suttehi or suttebhi
Dative (fourth)	suttassa or suttāya or suttatthaṃ	suttānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suttasmā or suttamhā or suttā	suttehi or suttebhi
Genitive (sixth)	suttassa	suttānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suttasmiṃ or suttamhi or sutte	suttesu
Vocative (calling)	sutta	suttāni

Descendants

• Lü: ᦉᦳᧆᦏ (ṡudṫh)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit सुप्त (suptá).

Adjective

sutta

1. asleep

Declension

Declension table of "sutta" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sutto	suttā
Accusative (second)	suttaṃ	sutte
Instrumental (third)	suttena	suttehi or suttebhi
Dative (fourth)	suttassa or suttāya or suttatthaṃ	suttānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suttasmā or suttamhā or suttā	suttehi or suttebhi
Genitive (sixth)	suttassa	suttānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suttasmiṃ or suttamhi or sutte	suttesu
Vocative (calling)	sutta	suttā

Declension table of "suttā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	suttā	suttāyo or suttā
Accusative (second)	suttaṃ	suttāyo or suttā
Instrumental (third)	suttāya	suttāhi or suttābhi
Dative (fourth)	suttāya	suttānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suttāya	suttāhi or suttābhi
Genitive (sixth)	suttāya	suttānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suttāya or suttāyaṃ	suttāsu
Vocative (calling)	sutte	suttāyo or suttā

Declension table of "sutta" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	suttaṃ	suttāni
Accusative (second)	suttaṃ	suttāni
Instrumental (third)	suttena	suttehi or suttebhi
Dative (fourth)	suttassa or suttāya or suttatthaṃ	suttānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	suttasmā or suttamhā or suttā	suttehi or suttebhi
Genitive (sixth)	suttassa	suttānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	suttasmiṃ or suttamhi or sutte	suttesu
Vocative (calling)	sutta	suttāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sutta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Sardinian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsutta/

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *subta, from Latin subtus.

Preposition

sutta

1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese) under, beneath, underneath

   Synonyms: a sutta de, assutta — Campidanese

   Antonyms: assubra, insubra, subra — Logudorese

   Antonyms: appitzu, assua, subra — Campidanese

   Antonyms: supra, a pittu — Nuorese

Adverb

sutta

1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, Nuorese) down, underneath, below

   Synonyms: giosso, assutta — Logudorese

   Synonyms: in bassu, josso — Nuorese

   Synonyms: abbàsciu, assutta — Campidanese

   Antonyms: assubra, insubra, subra, susu — Logudorese

Derived terms

(Logudorese):

• suttabarba
• suttàrgada

(Campidanese):

• a sutta
• suttabarba
• suttabìddiu
• suttai

Etymology 2

From Spanish sota, from Catalan sota, from Vulgar Latin *subta, from Latin subtus.

Noun

sutta f (plural suttas)

1. (Logudorese, Campidanese, card games) jack, knave

References

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “sútta¹”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “sútta²”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes