sūp

See also: sup, SUP, súp, 'sup, sup., Sup., and šup

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse súpa, when also Icelandic súpa, Swedish supa, Scanian suva, syppa, suppa, syba, Danish supe, suppe, søbe, Dalian saupa, Gutnish säupa, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną, whence also Old English sūpan, Old Saxon sūpan, Old High German sūfan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sū-, *sewe-, *sew- (“to rain; flow; suck; juice; moisture; sap”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²sʉːp/, [sÿ̀ːp], [sèu̯ːp], [sɛ̀u̯ːp], [sɞ̀ɵ̯ːp]
    Rhymes: -ʉ̀ːp

Verb

sūp (preterite saup, supine suppä)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To drink liquor.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To eat with spoon.
    Hä jär radänä driikk än sup vä skeda
    Drinking is quicker (more practical) than eating with spoon.

Alternative forms
  • sup
  • siup
  • seup
  • söup
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