Suff

German

Etymology

Secondary ablaut formation (16th or 17th c.) from saufen (“to drink, swig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʊf/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Suff m (genitive Suffs, no plural)

1. (especially colloquial) drinking, alcoholism

   Der Suff hat ihn kaputt gemacht.

   His excessive drinking destroyed him.

Derived terms

• Suffkopp

Further reading

• “Suff” in Duden online