sú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "su"

Apatani

Noun

sú

1. spring

Derived terms

• sukùng

Bassa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sú]

Noun

sú

1. pestle

Verb

sú

1. to grind with a mortar and pestle

References

• Bassa-English Dictionary
• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Dakota

Noun

sú

1. seed (of a plant)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sá, a descendant from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só. Related to Old Norse sjá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʉuː/
• Homophone: súð

Pronoun

sú f (masculine sá, neuter tað)

1. (obsolete, demonstrative) that, that one, she (referring to something or someone which is about to be specified further or has just been mentioned)

Declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	tann (sá)†	tann (sú)†	tað
accusative	tann	ta (tí) (tá)†
dative	tí (tann) (teim)†	teirri / tí	tí
genitive	tess	teirrar	tess
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	teir	tær	tey
accusative	teir (tá)†
dative	teimum (teim)†
genitive	teirra

† obsolete

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Noun

sú

1. indefinite accusative/dative singular of sýr

Etymology 2

Pronoun

sú

1. nominative feminine singular of sá (“that”)

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish súg (compare Scottish Gaelic sùgh), from Proto-Celtic *sūgos, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk- (compare Latin sūcus).

Alternative forms

• súbh, súgh (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠuː/

Noun

sú m (genitive singular sú, nominative plural súnna)

1. juice, sap, sauce, moisture

   sú oráiste ― orange juice

2. sap; vigor, energy, momentum, pep
3. soup

Declension

Declension of sú (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sú súnna vocative a shú a shúnna genitive sú súnna dative sú súnna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an sú na súnna genitive an tsú na súnna dative leis an sú don sú leis na súnna

Derived terms

• sú caoireola (“mutton broth”)
• sú circe (“chicken soup”)
• sú croí (“heart’s blood”)
• sú líomóidí (“lemon juice”)
• sú na cíche (“breast-milk”)
• sú na fíniúna (“wine”)
• sú na heorna (“whiskey”, literally “juice of barley”)
• sú oráistí (“orange juice”)
• sú tobac (“tobacco water”)
• sú uchta (“heart’s blood”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “súġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1142; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Old Irish sub (“strawberry, raspberry”) from Proto-Celtic *subi. Cognate to Welsh syfi. Doublet of subh.

Alternative forms

• subh, súgh (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠuː/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠuvˠ/ (corresponding to the form subh)

Noun

sú f (genitive singular sú, nominative plural sútha)

1. (red) berry

Declension

Declension of sú (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sú sútha vocative a shú a shútha genitive sú sútha dative sú sútha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an tsú na sútha genitive na sú na sútha dative leis an tsú don tsú leis na sútha

Derived terms

• sú craobh (“raspberry”)
• sú talún (“strawberry”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “suḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1141; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

• súghadh (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠuː/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /sˠuə/ (corresponding to the form súghadh)

Noun

sú m (genitive singular sú, nominative plural súite)

1. verbal noun of súigh
2. absorption, suction
3. (chemistry) occlusion

Declension

Declension of sú (irregular, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative sú vocative a shú genitive súite dative sú forms with the definite article singular nominative an sú genitive an tsúite dative leis an sú don sú

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “súgad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “súġaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1143; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Mutation

Mutated forms of sú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sú	shú after an, tsú	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

References

Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

sú (su², Zhuyin ㄙㄨˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 俗

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Noun

sú

1. accusative/dative singular indefinite of sýr

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sō (feminine of *sa (“that”)), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ (feminine of *só (“that”)). Cognate with Old English sēo and þēo, German die.

Pronoun

sú (masculine sá, neuter þat)

1. that, this (nominative and accusative singular feminine demonstrative pronoun)
2. she (third-person nominative and accusative singular feminine personal pronoun)

   Synonym: hón

Declension

Old Norse demonstrative pronouns

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sá	sú	þat
accusative	þann	þá	þat
dative	þeim	þeirri	því, þí
genitive	þess	þeirrar	þess
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þeir	þær	þau
accusative	þá	þær	þau
dative	þeim	þeim	þeim
genitive	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra	þeira, þeirra

Slovak

Verb

sú

1. third-person plural present of byť

Tetela

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìjícò.

Noun

sú

1. eye

Tewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sú/ [sú]

Noun

sú

1. arrow

References

• Martinez, Esther (1982), San Juan Pueblo Téwa Dictionary, San Juan Pueblo Bilingual Program, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico: Bishop Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 34

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [su˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂʊw˨˩˦] ~ [sʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂʊw˦˥] ~ [sʊw˦˥]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier cây) sú • (藪, 醜, 薮, 櫢)

1. black mangrove (Aegiceras corniculatum)

Etymology 2

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Verb

sú • (擻, 𢹧)

1. to knead (bread or cake dough) with water