saufn

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • sauffa (West Central)

Etymology

From Middle High German soufen (“to drink, slurp, sink, go down”), from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognates include Yiddish ⁧זויפֿן⁩ (zoyfn), German saufen, Dutch zuipen, Swedish supa (Old Norse súpa), English sup.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑɔfːɴ̩/, [-fːɱ̩]
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɒːfːɴ̩/, [-fːɱ̩] (Vienna)

Verb

saufn (past participle gsoffn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, of an animal) to drink
  2. (transitive or intransitive, informal, of a person) to drink, especially in large quantities; to quaff; to swig
  3. (intransitive, informal, of a person) to booze; to consume alcohol excessively (in terms of quantity or frequency)

Conjugation
Conjugation of saufn
infinitive saufn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. sauf - saufad
2nd person sing. saufst - saufadst
3rd person sing. sauft - saufad
1st person plur. saufn - saufadn
2nd person plur. saufts - saufats
3rd person plur. saufn - saufadn
imperative sing. sauf
imperative plur. saufts
past participle gsoffn
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