Suppe

See also: suppe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German suppe, soppe, sope, which spread under the reinforcing influence of French soupe. Both from Proto-Germanic *supô, *suppô, *suppǭ (“broth, sop”), which is related to German saufen (“to drink”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzʊpə/ (prescriptive standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈsupɛ/ (Austria)
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Noun

Suppe f (genitive Suppe, plural Suppen, diminutive Süppchen n)

soup

Usage notes

eine eingebrockte Suppe auslöffeln literally means to eat a breaded soup with the spoon and refers to an unhappy situation to pass.

Declension

Declension of Suppe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Suppe	die	Suppen
genitive	einer	der	Suppe	der	Suppen
dative	einer	der	Suppe	den	Suppen
accusative	eine	die	Suppe	die	Suppen

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

→ Estonian: supp
→ Latvian: zupa
→ Macedonian: супа (supa)
→? Polish: zupa
→ Serbo-Croatian: supa / супа

Further reading

“Suppe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Suppe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Suppe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Suppe” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsupə/

Noun

Suppe f

plural of Supp

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Suppe

plural of Supp

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