sugan

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Irish súgán (rope), from Proto-Celtic *souggo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (to bend, to cut, to drive), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).[1] Doublet of soogan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sugan (plural sugans)

  1. (Ireland) A wooden chair with a seat made from woven straw or twine stretched over the frame.
  2. Alternative form of soogan

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 558

Anagrams

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Galician

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Verb

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sugan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of sugar

Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsukan/

Verb

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sugan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of suhkat

Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *sūgan.

Verb

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sūgan

  1. to suck

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: sugen
    • Dutch: zuigen
      • Afrikaans: suig
      • Negerhollands: sug
      • Sranan Tongo: soygi
    • Limburgish: zuge

Further reading

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  • sūgan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsuː.ɡɑn/, [ˈsuː.ɣɑn]

Verb

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sūgan

  1. to suck

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: sugen (partially)

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *sūgan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sūgan

  1. to suck

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Swedish

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Noun

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sugan

  1. definite singular of suga