Suada

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German

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Suada, the Roman goddess of persuasion, in the 17th century; from Latin suādus (persuasive); from Latin suādeō (I urge, exhort; I suade, persuade).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu̯aːda, ˈzu̯aːda/
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Noun

Suada f (genitive Suada, plural Suaden)

  1. (formal, often derogatory) diatribe (prolonged discourse)
    Synonyms: Redeschwall, Tirade
    • 2020 June 21, Ekkehard Knörer, “Fremdscham und viel Liebe”, in taz:
      Ein Plot nur in Fetzen, eine Suada, der aber leider nicht gelang, was Suaden gelingen muss: eine*n zu packen, mitzuzerren, und sei's am Genick und sei's durch den Dreck.
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  2. persuasiveness, power of persuasion

Declension

Further reading

  • Suada” in Duden online
  • Suada” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache