sudd

See also: Südd.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُدّ (sudd, “dam, barrier”).

Noun

sudd (plural sudds)

  1. (Central Africa) A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats.

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Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

sudd c or n

  1. an eraser (usually for pencils or pens outside compounds)
    Synonyms: (pencil, pen) suddgummi, (pencil, pen) radergummi, (blackboard, whiteboard) tavelsudd

Usage notes

Controversial grammatical gender for pencil and pen erasers. Regions where common gender is widespread sometimes use neuter gender to refer to eraser residue.

Declension

Declension of sudd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sudd sudds
definite sudden suddens
plural indefinite suddar suddars
definite suddarna suddarnas
Declension of sudd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sudd sudds
definite suddet suddets
plural indefinite sudd sudds
definite sudden suddens

Noun

sudd c

  1. a wad, a pad

Declension

Declension of sudd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sudd sudds
definite sudden suddens
plural indefinite suddar suddars
definite suddarna suddarnas

Noun

sudd n

  1. (colloquial) synonym of nattsudd
  2. something blurry

Declension

Declension of sudd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sudd sudds
definite suddet suddets
plural indefinite sudd sudds
definite sudden suddens

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References

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press (fluid) out”),[1] in which case cognate with Proto-West Germanic *sauw (“juice”) and Sanskrit सव (savá, “juice (of the Soma)”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sudd m (plural suddion, not mutable)

  1. juice
    Synonym: sug
  2. sap
    Synonyms: nodd, bloneg

Derived terms

  • sudd afal (“apple juice”)
  • sudd ffrwyth (“fruit juice”)
  • sudd oren (“orange juice”)
  • sudd tomato (“tomato juice”)
  • suddlon (“juicy”, adjective)

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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