säugen

See also: saugen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German söugen, from Old High German sougen, from Proto-West Germanic *saugijan, from Proto-Germanic *saugijaną (“to cause to suck, nourish”), causative of Proto-Germanic *sūganą (“to suck”). Cognate with Old Saxon sōgian (“to suckle”), modern German Low German sögen (“to suckle”). Related to German saugen (“to suck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔʏ̯ɡən/, [ˈzɔʏ̯ɡŋ̍]
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔɛ̯ɡɛn/, [-ɡŋ̩] (Austria)
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  • Hyphenation: säu‧gen

Verb

säugen (weak, third-person singular present säugt, past tense säugte, past participle gesäugt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to lactate
  2. to suckle, give suck, nurse, breast-feed

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