sugan
English
Alternative forms
- sugawn
Etymology
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
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃuː.ɡɔːn/
Noun
sugan (plural sugans)
- (Ireland) A wooden chair with a seat made from woven straw or twine stretched over the frame.
- Alternative form of soogan
Translations
a wooden chair with a seat made from woven straw or twine stretched over the frame
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References
- 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
- Angus, Aungs, Gansu, Guans, Sagun, Sangu, Sunga, guans, gunas, gusan, saung, sunga
Northern Sami
Verb
sugan
- first-person singular present indicative of suhkat
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sūgan.
Verb
sūgan
- to suck
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: sugen
- Dutch: zuigen
- Afrikaans: suig
- Negerhollands: sug
- → Sranan Tongo: soygi
- Limburgish: zuge
- Dutch: zuigen
Further reading
- “sūgan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuː.ɡɑn/, [ˈsuː.ɣɑn]
Verb
sūgan
- to suck
Conjugation
Conjugation of sūgan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | sūgan | sūgenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | sūge | sēag, sēah |
| second person singular | sȳġst | suge |
| third person singular | sȳġþ | sēag, sēah |
| plural | sūgaþ | sugon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | sūge | suge |
| plural | sūgen | sugen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sūg, sūh | |
| plural | sūgaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| sūgende | (ġe)sogen | |
Descendants
- Middle English: sugen (partially)
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sūgan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuːɣɑn/
Verb
sūgan
- to suck
Conjugation
Conjugation of sūgan (strong class 2)
| infinitive | sūgan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | sūgu | sōh |
| 2nd person singular | sūgis | sugi |
| 3rd person singular | sūgid | sōh |
| plural | sūgad | sugun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | sūge | sugi |
| 2nd person singular | sūges | sugis |
| 3rd person singular | sūge | sugi |
| plural | sūgen | sugin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | sūg | |
| plural | sūgad | |
| participle | present | past |
| sūgandi | gisogan, sogan | |
Descendants
- Middle Low German: sugen, sȫgen
- Low German: sugen
Swedish
Noun
sugan
- definite singular of suga.