susa

See also: Susa, súsa, suša, şuşa, Şuşa, sus'a, and суша

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• suse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sʉːsɑ/

Verb

susa (present tense susar or suser, past tense susa or suste, past participle susa or sust, present participle susande, imperative sus)

1. to whoosh, whiz, hiss, buzz
2. to move very fast

Further reading

• “susa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Phuthi

Verb

-susa

1. to remove

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Verb

-susa

1. to take away, to remove

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Verb

-susa (infinitive kususa)

1. to boycott
2. to abandon

Conjugation

Conjugation of -susa
Positive present -nasusa Subjunctive -suse Negative -susi Imperative singular susa
Infinitives
Positive kususa Negative kutosusa
Imperatives
Singular susa Plural suseni
Tensed forms
Habitual hususa Positive past positive subject concord + -lisusa Negative past negative subject concord + -kususa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasusa) Singular Plural 1st person ninasusa/nasusa tunasusa 2nd person unasusa mnasusa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasusa wanasusa other classes positive subject concord + -nasusa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -susi) Singular Plural 1st person sisusi hatususi 2nd person hususi hamsusi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasusi hawasusi other classes negative subject concord + -susi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasusa Negative future negative subject concord + -tasusa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -suse) Singular Plural 1st person nisuse tususe 2nd person ususe msuse 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asuse wasuse other classes positive subject concord + -suse
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisuse Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesusa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesusa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisusa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisusa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asusa) Singular Plural 1st person nasusa twasusa 2nd person wasusa mwasusa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asusa wasusa m-mi(III/IV) wasusa yasusa ji-ma(V/VI) lasusa yasusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasusa vyasusa n(IX/X) yasusa zasusa u(XI) wasusa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasusa pa(XVI) pasusa mu(XVIII) mwasusa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesusa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasusa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasusa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisusa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposusa Consecutive kasusa / positive subject concord + -kasusa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasuse
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisusa -tususa 2nd person -kususa -wasusa/-kususeni/-wasuseni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msusa -wasusa m-mi(III/IV) -ususa -isusa ji-ma(V/VI) -lisusa -yasusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisusa -visusa n(IX/X) -isusa -zisusa u(XI) -ususa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kususa pa(XVI) -pasusa mu(XVIII) -mususa Reflexive -jisusa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -susa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -susaye -susao m-mi(III/IV) -susao -susayo ji-ma(V/VI) -susalo -susayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -susacho -susavyo n(IX/X) -susayo -susazo u(XI) -susao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -susako pa(XVI) -susapo mu(XVIII) -susamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -susa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesusa -osusa m-mi(III/IV) -osusa -yosusa ji-ma(V/VI) -losusa -yosusa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosusa -vyosusa n(IX/X) -yosusa -zosusa u(XI) -osusa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosusa pa(XVI) -posusa mu(XVIII) -mosusa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ususaji

Swedish

sound similar to sus

sus, when disregarding the sound of the wind blowing over the microphone

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. First attested in 1528.

Verb

susa (present susar, preterite susade, supine susat, imperative susa)

1. to make a drawn-out, soft, tone-less murmur, like a wind; to sigh, to sough

   Vinden susade i träden

   The wind sighed in the trees

   Det susar i säven

   The wind [it] sighs in the rushes (Swedish title of The Wind in the Willows)

   1. to move quickly (with an airy sound, or more generally, figuratively); to whoosh, etc.

      Bilarna susade förbi

      The cars whooshed by

Conjugation

Conjugation of susa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	susa		susas
Supine	susat		susats
Imperative	susa		—
Imper. plural1	susen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	susar	susade	susas	susades
Ind. plural1	susa	susade	susas	susades
Subjunctive2	suse	susade	suses	susades
	Participles
Present participle	susande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• omsusa
• omsusad
• sus
• skandalomsusad

See also

• vina (“howl, whistle”)

References

• susa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• susa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• susa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• susa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay susah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsu.sa]

Verb

susa

1. (stative) to be difficult

Conjugation

Conjugation of susa
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tosusa	fosusa	misusa
2nd	nosusa	nisusa
3rd	Masculine	osusa	isusa, yosusa†
Feminine	mosusa
Neuter	isusa
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Dutch zuster.

Noun

susa

1. sister

Usage notes

The term sista is more common; some speakers also use barata.

Xhosa

Verb

-susa

1. (transitive) to remove

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.