sup

See also SUP, Sup., and 'sup

Translingual

Symbol

sup

1. (mathematics) supremum

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sʌp/
• Rhymes: -ʌp
• Homophone: 'sup

Etymology 1

From Middle English suppen, from Old English sūpan (“to swallow, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpanan (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze”), German saufen (“to drink, booze”), Swedish supa (“to swallow, drink”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit súpas 'soup, broth'), from *seue 'to take liquid'. More at suck.

Verb

sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)

1. To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.

Noun

sup (plural sups)

1. A sip; a small amount of food or drink.
   • 1936, George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, chapter 8

     A long, long sup of beer flowed gratefully down his gullet.

Etymology 2

From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.

Verb

sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)

1. To take supper.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     ...I propose we should have up the cold pie, and let him sup.

   • 1879, Bram Stoker, Dracula

     I pray you, be seated and sup how you please. You will, I trust, excuse me that I do not join you; but I have dined already, and I do not sup.

Etymology 3

aphetic form of what's up (“How are you doing?”)

Interjection

sup?

1. (slang) what's up (either as a greeting or actual question).

   Sup? : (response) Not much.

Synonyms

• (what's up): wassup, wudup

Anagrams

• PSU; pus, PUS; ups, UPS; USP

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• cup (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tsupa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱupos (compare English hip, Ancient Greek κύβος (kýbos) ‘vertebra, hollow before the hip (in cattle)’).

Noun

sup m (indefinite plural supe, definite singular supi)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Synonyms

• mushk
• shpatull

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch

Noun

sup

1. soup

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Interlingue

Noun

sup

1. soup

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Lojban

Rafsi

sup

1. rafsi of su'e.

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Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English soup.

Noun

sup

1. soup

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ.

Noun

sup m (Cyrillic spelling суп)

1. vulture

Declension

    declension of sup

	singular	plural
nominative	sup	supovi
genitive	supa	supova
dative	supu	supovima
accusative	supa	supove
vocative	supe	supovi
locative	supu	supove
instrumental	supom	supovima

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ.

Noun

sup m (genitive singular supa, nominative plural supy), declension pattern dub

1. vulture

Declension

    declension of sup

	singular	plural
nominative	sup	supy
genitive	supa	supov
dative	supu	supom
accusative	sup	supy
locative	supe	supoch
instrumental	supom	supmi

    declension of sup

	singular	plural
nominative	sup	supi
genitive	supa	supov
dative	supovi	supom
accusative	supa	supov
locative	supovi	supoch
instrumental	supom	supmi

Usage notes

The usage of the 2nd declension pattern is limited to fairy tales and children stories.

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Swedish

Noun

sup c

1. a mouthful of liquor (spirits)

Declension

Declension of sup

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sup	supen	supar	suparna
genitive	sups	supens	supars	suparnas

Related terms

• supa

Synonyms

• snaps
• nubbe
• hutt
• rackabajsare
• pilleknarkare

Verb

sup

1. imperative of supa.