sugen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.

Verb

sugen

1. (transitive) to suck (up)
2. (transitive) to suck from, to suckle from
3. (intransitive) to suck, to suckle

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive	sugen
3rd sg. past	sôoch
3rd pl. past	sōgen
Past participle	sōg
Infinitive	sugen
In genitive	sugens
In dative	sugene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	suge	sôoch
2nd singular	suuchs, suges	sōochs, sōges
3rd singular	suucht, suget	sôoch
1st plural	sugen	sōgen
2nd plural	suucht, suget	sōocht, sōget
3rd plural	sugen	sōgen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	suge	sōge
2nd singular	suuchs, suges	sōges
3rd singular	suge	sōge
1st plural	sugen	sōgen
2nd plural	suucht, suget	sōget
3rd plural	sugen	sōgen
Imperative	Present
Singular	suuch, suge
Plural	suucht, suget
	Present	Past
Participle	sugende	sōg

Alternative forms

• suken (Limburg)

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “sughen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sugen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Verb

sugen

1. Alternative form of seien

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Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon sugan (“to suck”), from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːɣən/

Verb

sugen

1. to suck
2. to draw up liquid

Conjugation

Conjugation of sugen as a class 2b strong verb

Plain Infinitive	sûgen
Full Infinitive (Gerund)	tô sûgene or tô sûgende
Verbal Noun	sûgen or sûgent
Participles			Imperatives
Present	sûgende		2nd Person Singular	sûch
Past	gesōgen or gesāgen		2nd Person Plural	sûget
	Indicative		Subjunctive
	Present	Preterite	Present	Preterite
1st Person Singular	sûge	sôch	sûge	sȫge
2nd Person Singular	sü̂gest or sü̂̂chst	sōgest or sȫgest	sûgest	sȫgest
3rd Person Singular	sü̂get or sü̂̂cht	sôch	sûget	sȫge
Plural	sûgen (sûget?)	sōgen or sȫgen	sûgen	sȫgen

Alternative forms

• sȫgen

Descendants

• Low German: sugen

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Swedish

Verb

sugen

1. (deprecated template usage) past participle of suga

Anagrams

• genus, unges