Suff

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German

Etymology

Secondary ablaut formation (16th or 17th c.) from saufen (“to drink, swig”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʊf/
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Noun

Suff m (strong, genitive Suffs or Suffes, no plural)

  1. (especially colloquial) drinking, alcoholism
    Der Suff hat ihn kaputt gemacht.
    His excessive drinking destroyed him.

Declension

Declension of Suff
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Suff
genitive eines des Suffs, Suffes
dative einem dem Suff, Suffe1
accusative einen den Suff

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Suff” in Duden online
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