supen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūpan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Verb

supen

  1. to drink, to slurp

Inflection

Conjugation of supen (strong class 2)
infinitive base form supen
genitive supens
dative supene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular supe sôop supe sōpe
2nd person singular suups, supes sōops, sōpes suups, supes sōpes
3rd person singular suupt, supet sôop supe sōpe
1st person plural supen sōpen supen sōpen
2nd person plural suupt, supet sōopt, sōpet suupt, supet sōpet
3rd person plural supen sōpen supen sōpen
imperative
singular suup, supe
plural suupt, supet
present past
participle supende gesōpen

Alternative forms

  • suypen

Descendants

  • Dutch: zuipen
    • Afrikaans: suip
    • Saramaccan: zoin
  • Limburgish: zoepe

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

supen

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of soupen (to swallow)

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon sūpan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suːpən/

Verb

supen

  1. to booze; to consume alcohol regularly or in large quantities
  2. to drink greedily
  3. (used for animals) to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of supen as a class 2b strong verb
plain infinitive sûpen
full infinitive (gerund) tô sûpene or tô sûpende
verbal noun sûpen or sûpent
participles imperative
present sûpende singular sûp
past gesōpen or gesāpen plural sûpet
indicative subjunctive
present preterite present preterite
1st person singular sûpe sôp sûpe sȫpe
2nd person singular sü̂pest or sü̂̂pst sōpest or sȫpest sûpest sȫpest
3rd person singular sü̂pet or sü̂̂pt sôp sûpet sȫpe
plural sûpen (sûpet?) sōpen or sȫpen sûpen sȫpen

Descendants

Swedish

Noun

supen

  1. definite singular of sup

Participle

supen

  1. past participle of supa