saufn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • sauffa (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German soufen (“to drink, slurp, sink, go down”), from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognates include Yiddish זויפֿן (zoyfn), German saufen, Dutch zuipen, Swedish supa (Old Norse súpa), English sup.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑɔfːɴ̩/, [-fːɱ̩]
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɒːfːɴ̩/, [-fːɱ̩] (Vienna)

Verb

saufn (past participle gsoffn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, of an animal) to drink
  2. (transitive or intransitive, informal, of a person) to drink, especially in large quantities; to quaff; to swig
  3. (intransitive, informal, of a person) to booze; to consume alcohol excessively (in terms of quantity or frequency)

Conjugation

Conjugation of saufn
infinitive saufn
past participle gsoffn
present past subjunctive
1st person singular sauf — saufad
2nd person singular saufst — saufadst
3rd person singular sauft — saufad
1st person plural saufn — saufadn
2nd person plural saufts — saufats
3rd person plural saufn — saufadn
imperative
singular sauf
plural saufts
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