sudd

See also: Südd.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُدّ (sudd, “dam, barrier”).

Noun

sudd (plural sudds)

1. (Central Africa) A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats.

See also

• floating island

Anagrams

• duds

Swedish

Noun

sudd c or n

1. an eraser (usually for pencils or pens outside compounds)

   Synonyms: (pencil, pen) suddgummi, (pencil, pen) radergummi, (blackboard, whiteboard) tavelsudd

Usage notes

Controversial grammatical gender for pencil and pen erasers. Regions where common gender is widespread sometimes use neuter gender to refer to eraser residue.

Declension

Declension of sudd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sudd	sudds
	definite	sudden	suddens
plural	indefinite	suddar	suddars
	definite	suddarna	suddarnas

Declension of sudd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sudd	sudds
	definite	suddet	suddets
plural	indefinite	sudd	sudds
	definite	sudden	suddens

Noun

sudd c

1. a wad, a pad

Declension

Declension of sudd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sudd	sudds
	definite	sudden	suddens
plural	indefinite	suddar	suddars
	definite	suddarna	suddarnas

Noun

sudd n

1. (colloquial) synonym of nattsudd
2. something blurry

Declension

Declension of sudd

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sudd	sudds
	definite	suddet	suddets
plural	indefinite	sudd	sudds
	definite	sudden	suddens

See also

• suddig

References

• sudd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sudd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sudd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)