sugna

Cornish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-, *sewk- (compare Latin sūcō, English suck). Cognate with Welsh sugno. Compare also sugen (juice).

Verb

sugna

  1. to suck, absorb
    Synonym: dena

Conjugation

Conjugation of sugna
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future sugnav sugnydh sugen sugnyn sugnowgh sugnons sugnir
preterite sugnis sug'sys sugnas sug'syn sug'sowgh sug'sons sugnas
imperfect sugnen sugnes sugna sugnen sugnewgh sugnens sugnys
pluperfect sug'sen sug'ses sug'sa sug'sen sug'sewgh sug'sens sug'sys
subjunctive present/future sukkniv sukkni sukkno sukknyn sukknowgh sukknons sukkner
imperfect sukknen sukknes sukkna sukknen sukknewgh sukknens sukknys
imperative - sugen sugnes sugnyn sugnewgh sugnens -
non-finite forms present participle ow sugna verbal adjective sugnys

Derived terms

  • dans sugna (milk tooth)
  • skubell-sugna (vacuum cleaner)
  • sugnans (suction)
  • sugnus (succulent)

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin axungia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuɲ.ɲa/
  • Rhymes: -uɲɲa
  • Hyphenation: sù‧gna

Noun

sugna f (plural sugne)

  1. pork fat, lard
    Synonym: (obsolete or regional) grascia
  2. (rare) grease

See also

Further reading

  • sugna in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana