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

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

References

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press (fluid) out”),[1] in which case cognate with Proto-West Germanic *sauw (“juice”) and Sanskrit सव (savá, “juice (of the Soma)”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sudd m (plural suddion, not mutable)

  1. juice
  2. sap

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sudd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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