suga

suga

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suga"

Australian Kriol

Etymology

    From English sugar.

    Noun

    suga

    1. sugar

    References

    • suga”, in English - Kriol - AuSIL, (Can we date this quote?)

    Bislama

    Etymology

      From English sugar.

      Noun

      suga

      1. sugar
        • 2000, anonymous author, Wajtaoa[3]:
          Long blad plasma—we 90 pesen blong hem i wota nomo—i gat plante hormones, sol, enzymes, mo nutrients, ol minerals mo suga tu.
          Even the plasma—which is 90 percent water— carries scores of hormones, inorganic salts, enzymes, and nutrients, including minerals and sugar.

      Cebuano

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /suˈɡaʔ/ [s̪ʊˈɡaʔ]
      • Hyphenation: su‧ga

      Noun

      sugâ (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜄ)

      1. light
        Synonyms: kahayag, kadan-ag

      Derived terms

      • isuga
      • magsuga
      • manuga
      • mosuga
      • sugaan

      Galician

      Verb

      suga

      1. inflection of sugar:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

      Icelandic

      Etymology

      Ablaut variation of súga, sjúga (to suck).

      Noun

      suga f (genitive singular sugu, nominative plural sugur)

      1. sucker (person or device that sucks); often found in compounds
      2. rubber nipple (on a baby bottle)

      Declension

      Declension of suga (feminine)
      singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative suga sugan sugur sugurnar
      accusative sugu suguna sugur sugurnar
      dative sugu sugunni sugum sugunum
      genitive sugu sugunnar sugna sugnanna

      References

      • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “suga”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
      • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “suga”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

      Japanese

      Romanization

      suga

      1. Rōmaji transcription of すが

      Karelian

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *suka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śuka, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?].

      Noun

      suga

      1. comb

      Latvian

      Etymology

      Borrowed either from Livonian su’g, or from Estonian sugu.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈsuɡa]

      Noun

      suga f (4th declension)

      1. (taxonomy) species
        Sugu izcelšanāsOrigin of Species
        invazīva sugainvasive species

      Declension

      Declension of suga (4th)
      singular
      (vienskaitlis)
      plural
      (daudzskaitlis)
      nominative suga sugas
      genitive sugas sugu
      dative sugai sugām
      accusative sugu sugas
      instrumental sugu sugām
      locative sugā sugās
      vocative suga sugas

      Livvi

      Etymology

      From Proto-Finnic *suka. Cognates include Finnish suka and Veps suga.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈsuɡɑ/
      • Hyphenation: su‧ga
      • Rhymes: -uɡɑ

      Noun

      suga (genitive suvan, partitive sugua)

      1. comb

      Declension

      Declension of suga (Type 2/boba, g-v gradation)
      singular plural
      nominative suga suvat
      genitive suvan suviin
      partitive sugua sugii
      illative sugah sugiih
      inessive suvas suviis
      elative suvaspäi suviispäi
      allative suvale suviile
      adessive suval suviil
      ablative suvalpäi suviilpäi
      translative suvakse suviikse
      essive suvannu suviinnu
      abessive suvattah suviittah
      comitative suvanke suviinke
      instructive suviin
      prolative suvači

      References

      • Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 264

      Mansaka

      Noun

      suga

      1. sun

      Northern Sami

      Pronunciation

      • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsuka/

      Verb

      suga

      1. inflection of suhkat:
        1. present indicative connegative
        2. second-person singular imperative
        3. imperative connegative

      Norwegian Bokmål

      Alternative forms

      Verb

      suga

      1. inflection of suge:
        1. simple past
        2. past participle

      Norwegian Nynorsk

      Alternative forms

      • suge (e and split infinitives)

      Etymology

      From Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /²sʉːɡɑ/

      Verb

      suga (present tense syg, past tense saug, supine soge, past participle sogen, present participle sugande, imperative sug)

      1. to suck

      References

      Old English

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈsu.ɡɑ/, [ˈsu.ɣɑ]

      Noun

      suga

      1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of sugu

      Old Saxon

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sugu, From Proto-Germanic *sugō[1] or *suwō, derived from Proto-Indo-European *suH- (pig, hog, swine).

      Noun

      suga f

      1. sow (A female pig)

      Declension

      suga (feminine ō-stem)
      singular plural
      nominative suga suga
      accusative suga suga
      genitive suga, sugu, sugo sugono
      dative sugu, sugo, suga sugon, sugum, sugun
      instrumental

      Descendants

      • Middle Low German: sōge

      References

      1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*suʒō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 385

      Portuguese

      Verb

      suga

      1. inflection of sugar:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

      Romansh

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Vulgar Latin, Late Latin soca, of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *soucā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (to bend, to cut, to drive), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati).[1]

      Compare Friulian soe, Venetan soga, Albanian shokë, French suage, Portuguese and Spanish soga.

      Noun

      suga f (plural sugas)

      1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) rope
        Synonym: sughet

      References

      1. ^ 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

      Swedish

      Etymology

      From Old Swedish sūgha, from Old Norse súga, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-. The sense "to be inferior" is a semantic loan from English suck.

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)

      Noun

      suga c

      1. carpet bugle, plants in the genus Ajuga

      Declension

      Verb

      suga (present suger, preterite sög, supine sugit, imperative sug)

      1. to suck (draw with an attractive force, often negative pressure)
        blodsugande insekter
        blood-sucking insects
        Bebisen sög på en napp
        The baby was sucking on a pacifier
      2. (slang) to suck (be very bad or unpleasant)
        Filmen suger
        The movie sucks
        Jag suger på tennis
        I suck at tennis
        Att bli stucken av ett bi suger
        Getting stung by a bee sucks

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of suga (class 2 strong)
      active passive
      infinitive suga sugas
      supine sugit sugits
      imperative sug
      imper. plural1 sugen
      present past present past
      indicative suger sög sugs, suges sögs
      ind. plural1 suga sögo sugas sögos
      subjunctive2 suge söge suges söges
      present participle sugande
      past participle sugen

      1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

      Antonyms

      Derived terms

      See also

      References

      Further reading

      • suga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

      Anagrams

      Tagalog

      Etymology 1

      Borrowed from Spanish soga.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsuɡa/ [ˈsuː.ɣɐ]
      • Rhymes: -uɡa
      • Syllabification: su‧ga

      Noun

      suga (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ)

      1. halter; rope; tether (for animals)
        Synonyms: tali, panuga
      2. fastening with a halter or tether (of an animal)
        Synonym: pagsusuga
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈɡaʔ/ [sʊˈɣaʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
      • Syllabification: su‧ga

      Noun

      sugâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ)

      1. flesh (color/colour)
        Synonyms: engkarnadina, engkarnado, engkarnada
      2. flesh-colored dye
      See also
      • dampol

      Etymology 3

      Borrowed from Cebuano suga.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈɡaʔ/ [sʊˈɣaʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
      • Syllabification: su‧ga

      Noun

      sugâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜄ) (physics, neologism)

      1. light
      Derived terms

      References

      • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

      Takia

      Etymology

        Borrowed from Tok Pisin suga.

        Noun

        suga

        1. sugar[1]

        References

        1. ^ World Loanword Database ((Can we date this quote?)), “suga”, in World Loanword Database[2], archived from the original on 1 May 2025

        Tausug

        Pronunciation

        • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /suɡa/ [sʊˈɣɑ]
        • Rhymes: -a
        • Syllabification: su‧ga

        Noun

        suga (Sulat Sūg spelling سُݢَ)

        1. sun

        Derived terms

        • panuga (summertime, dry season)

        Tok Pisin

        Etymology

          From English sugar.

          Noun

          suga

          1. sugar
            • 2002, anonymous author, Kirap![4]:
              Narapela samting tu i kamapim bagarap long skin, em ol birua na sik samting, olsem sik suga.
              Also taking a toll are accidents and disease, such as diabetes.
          2. sugarcane

          Descendants

          Veps

          Etymology

          From Proto-Finnic *suka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śuka, borrowed from Indo-Iranian. Cognates include Finnish suka.

          Noun

          suga

          1. comb (tool for combing hair)

          Inflection

          Inflection of suga (inflection type 6/kuva)
          nominative sing. suga
          genitive sing. sugan
          partitive sing. sugad
          partitive plur. sugid
          singular plural
          nominative suga sugad
          accusative sugan sugad
          genitive sugan sugiden
          partitive sugad sugid
          essive-instructive sugan sugin
          translative sugaks sugikš
          inessive sugas sugiš
          elative sugaspäi sugišpäi
          illative sugaha sugihe
          adessive sugal sugil
          ablative sugalpäi sugilpäi
          allative sugale sugile
          abessive sugata sugita
          comitative suganke sugidenke
          prolative sugadme sugidme
          approximative I suganno sugidenno
          approximative II sugannoks sugidennoks
          egressive sugannopäi sugidennopäi
          terminative I sugahasai sugihesai
          terminative II sugalesai sugilesai
          terminative III sugassai
          additive I sugahapäi sugihepäi
          additive II sugalepäi sugilepäi

          References

          • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “гребень”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎[5], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

          Waray-Waray

          Noun

          sugâ

          1. lamp; light; torch