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Translingual

Symbol

sup

1. (mathematics) supremum

Synonyms

• (in a lattice) ?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?p/
• Rhymes: -?p
• Homophone: 'sup

Etymology 1

From Middle English soupen, from Old English s?pan (“to sip, drink, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *s?pan? (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze”), German saufen (“to drink, booze”), Swedish supa (“to drink, swallow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit ??? (s??pa, “soup, broth”), from *sewe (“to take liquid”). More at suck.

Verb

sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)

1. To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
   • 1646, Richard Crashaw, Steps to the Temple

     There I'll sup / Balm and nectar in my cup.

Noun

sup (plural sups)

1. A sip; a small amount of food or drink.
   • 1936, George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, chapter 8

     A long, long sup of beer flowed gratefully down his gullet.

Alternative forms

• soup

Etymology 2

From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.

Verb

sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)

1. To take supper.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     ...I propose we should have up the cold pie, and let him sup.

   • 1879, Bram Stoker, Dracula

     I pray you, be seated and sup how you please. You will, I trust, excuse me that I do not join you; but I have dined already, and I do not sup.

Translations

Etymology 3

Aphetic form of what's up (“how are you doing?”)

Interjection

sup?

1. (slang) what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)

   Synonyms: wassup, wudup

Etymology 4

From s- +? up.

Adjective

sup (not comparable)

1. (physics) Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of an up quark.

Etymology 5

First syllable of superintendent.

Noun

sup (plural sups)

1. (informal) Superintendent.

Alternative forms

• supe

Etymology 6

First syllable of superior

Noun

sup (plural sups)

1. (mathematics) Supremum, upper limit.

Etymology 7

Noun

sup (plural sups)

1. A stand-up paddleboard

Anagrams

• PSU, PUS, PUs, UPS, UPs, USP, psu, pus, ups

Albanian

Alternative forms

• cup (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tsupa, from Proto-Indo-European *?upos (compare English hip, Ancient Greek ????? (kúbos, “vertebra, hollow before the hip (in cattle)”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sup/

Noun

sup m (indefinite plural supe, definite singular supi, definite plural supet)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

   Synonyms: mushk, shpatull

Declension

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *s?p? (“vulture”). Cognate with Polish s?p, Lower Sorbian sup, Serbo-Croatian s?p, and Russian ??? (sip).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?sup]

Noun

sup m anim

1. vulture

Declension

Derived terms

• orlosup

Further reading

• sup in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• sup in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch soep (“soup”), from French soupe, from Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic *supô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?p?]
• Hyphenation: sup

Noun

sup (first-person possessive supku, second-person possessive supmu, third-person possessive supnya)

1. soup, any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture.

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “sup” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Noun

sup m

1. stand up paddleboard

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *s?p? (“vulture”). Cognate with Polish s?p, Czech sup, Serbo-Croatian s?p, and Russian ??? (sip).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sup/

Noun

sup m

1. vulture (bird)

Declension

Further reading

• sup in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
• sup in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Nabi

Noun

sup

1. water

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English soup.

Noun

sup

1. soup

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *s?p?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sûp/

Noun

s?p m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. vulture

   Synonyms: lèšin?r, str?vin?r

Declension

References

• “sup” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *s?p?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sup/

Noun

sup m (genitive singular supa, nominative plural supy, genitive plural supov, declension pattern of dub)

1. vulture

Usage notes

The usage of the 2nd declension pattern is limited to fairy tales and children stories.

Declension

Derived terms

• supí

Further reading

• sup in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??p

Noun

sup c

1. a mouthful of liquor (spirits)

   Synonyms: snaps, nubbe, hutt, rackabajsare, pilleknarkare

Declension

Related terms

• supa

Verb

sup

1. imperative of supa.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English soup.

Noun

sup

1. soup

Volapük

Noun

sup (nominative plural sups)

1. soup

Declension

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Noun

sux (uncountable)

1. (informal, organic chemistry) Suxamethonium.

Etymology 2

Verb

sux

1. (nonstandard, slang) Sucks (in the sense of being inferior or objectionable).
   • 2007, Windows Vista magazine (Winter 2007)

     You can post updates about your life and your new friends will reply: "OMG that sux", "LOL you are teh funnay!"...

Antonyms

• rox

Anagrams

• Xus