suffe

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• suufe (few dialects of Ripuarian)
• soufe (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognate with German saufen and Dutch zuipen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzufə/

Verb

suffe (third-person singular present süff, past tense soff, past participle jesoffe)

1. (most dialects of Ripuarian, of animals) to drink
2. (the same dialects, of people) to drink excessively (usually alcohol)
   • 2001, “Superjeilezick”‎performed by Brings:

     E bessje jet rauche, jet suffe un dann
     Luure, ob mer met dä Schöss jet danze kann...

     Smoke a little, drink a little, and then
     See if we can dance a little with the girls...

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʏfə

Adjective

suffe

1. inflection of suf:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive