saugen

See also: säugen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaʊ̯ɡən], [-ɡŋ̩]
• Hyphenation: sau‧gen

Etymology 1

From Old High German sūgan (“to suck”), from Proto-Germanic *sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-. Compare Low German sugen, Dutch zuigen, Danish suge.

Verb

1. (intransitive) to suck; to create underpressure with a tube-like object such as one's mouth

   an etwas saugen ― to suck on something

2. (transitive) to suck (something)
3. (colloquial, transitive) to download something

Derived terms

• Saugpumpe
• Saugmotor
• ansaugen
• absaugen
• staubsaugen
• Staubsauger
• Saugnapf

Related terms

• säugen

Etymology 2

Short for staubsaugen (“to vacuum”)

Verb

1. (transitive) to vacuum

Further reading

• “saugen” in Duden online