saufn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• sauffa (West Central Bavarian)

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