saufen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German sūfan, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognate with Dutch zuipen, Swedish supa (Old Norse súpa), English sup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaʊ̯fən/, [ˈzäo̯fn̩]

• Audio:

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  (said in an unusual aggressive tone, apparently implying disapproval)
• Hyphenation: sau‧fen

Verb

1. (transitive or intransitive, of an animal) to drink
2. (transitive or intransitive, informal, of a person) to drink, especially in large quantities; to quaff; to swig
3. (intransitive, informal, of a person) to booze; to consume alcohol excessively (in terms of quantity or frequence)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• absaufen
• aussaufen
• ersaufen

• Säufer
• Suff
• versaufen

Related terms

• seufzen

Further reading

• “saufen” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Verb

saufen (third-person singular present säift, past participle gesoff, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to drink, to sup

Conjugation

Irregular
infinitive	saufen
participle	gesoff
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	saufen	—
2nd singular	säifs	sauf
3rd singular	säift	—
1st plural	saufen	—
2nd plural	sauft	sauft
3rd plural	saufen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Related terms

• Soff