sudd

See also: Südd.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سُدّ (sudd, “dam, barrier”).

Noun

sudd (plural sudds)

1. (Central Africa) A floating mass of plant matter, such as reeds, which obstructs the passage of boats.

Anagrams

• duds

Swedish

Noun

sudd c or n

1. an eraser (usually for pencils or pens outside compounds)

   Synonyms: (pencil, pen) suddgummi, (pencil, pen) radergummi, (blackboard, whiteboard) tavelsudd

Usage notes

Controversial grammatical gender for pencil and pen erasers. Regions where common gender is widespread sometimes use neuter gender to refer to eraser residue.

Declension

Declension of sudd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sudd	sudden	suddar	suddarna
Genitive	sudds	suddens	suddars	suddarnas

Declension of sudd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sudd	suddet	sudd	sudden
Genitive	sudds	suddets	sudds	suddens

Noun

sudd c

1. a wad, a pad

Declension

Declension of sudd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sudd	sudden	suddar	suddarna
Genitive	sudds	suddens	suddars	suddarnas

Noun

sudd n

1. (colloquial) Synonym of nattsudd
2. something blurry

Declension

Declension of sudd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sudd	suddet	sudd	sudden
Genitive	sudds	suddets	sudds	suddens

See also

• suddig

References

• sudd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sudd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sudd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press (fluid) out”), in which case cognate with Proto-West Germanic *sauw (“juice”) and Sanskrit सव (savá, “juice (of the Soma)”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /sɨːð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /siːð/

Noun

sudd m (plural suddion, not mutable)

1. juice
2. sap

Synonyms

• sug

Derived terms

• sudd afal
• sudd ffrwyth
• sudd oren
• sudd tomato