súga

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suga"

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• sjúga

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūganą, whence also Old English sūgan, Old Saxon sūgan, Old High German sūgan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-.

Verb

súga

1. to suck

Conjugation

Conjugation of súga — active (strong class 2)

infinitive	súga
present participle	súgandi
past participle	soginn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	sýg	saug, só		súga	syga
2nd person singular	sýgr	saugt, sótt		súgir	sygir
3rd person singular	sýgr	saug, só		súgi	sygi
1st person plural	súgum	sugum		súgim	sygim
2nd person plural	súgið	suguð		súgið	sygið
3rd person plural	súga	sugu		súgi	sygi
imperative	present
2nd person singular	súg
1st person plural	súgum
2nd person plural	súgið

Conjugation of súga — mediopassive (strong class 2)

infinitive	súgask
present participle	súgandisk
past participle	sogizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	súgumk	sugumk		súgumk	sygumk
2nd person singular	sýgsk	saugzk, sózk		súgisk	sygisk
3rd person singular	sýgsk	saugsk, sósk		súgisk	sygisk
1st person plural	súgumsk	sugumsk		súgimsk	sygimsk
2nd person plural	súgizk	suguzk		súgizk	sygizk
3rd person plural	súgask	sugusk		súgisk	sygisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	súgsk
1st person plural	súgumsk
2nd person plural	súgizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: súga, sjúga
• Faroese: súgva
• Norwegian Bokmål: suge
• Norwegian Nynorsk: suga
• Old Swedish: sūgha
  • Swedish: suga
• Old Danish: sūghæ
  • Danish: suge
• Elfdalian: sauga
• Gutnish: säuge
• Scanian: súğa

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)