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sugan

sugan

English

Alternative forms

  • sugawn

Noun

sugan ‎(plural sugans)

  1. (Ireland) A wooden chair with a seat made from woven straw or twine stretched over the frame.

Anagrams

Northern Sami

Verb

sugan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of suhkat

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-. Cognate with Old Saxon sūgan, Old Dutch sūgan, Old High German sūgan, Old Norse súga, Latin sucus, succus ‎(“juice”), sūgō ‎(“suck”).

Pronunciation

Verb

sūgan

  1. to suck

Conjugation

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūganą, from Proto-Indo-European *sug-, *suk-. Cognate with Old English sūgan, Old Dutch sūgan, Old High German sūgan, Old Norse súga, Latin sucus, succus ‎(“juice”), sūgō ‎(“suck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːɡɑn/

Verb

sūgan

  1. to suck

Conjugation

Descendants

Etymology

From Irish súgán ‎(“rope”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈʃuː.ɡɔː(ɹ)n/
  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːɣɑn/

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