Suff

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʊf/
  • Audio:(file)

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 [sg-only, masculine, strong]
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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