See also: saugen

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Verb edit

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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