sugno
Istriot
Etymology
From Latin somnium. Compare Italian sogno.
Noun
sugno m
Related terms
Welsh
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh sugnaw, from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-, *sewk- (“to suck”) and so cognate with English suck. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɨ̞ɡnɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡnɔ/
Verb
sugno (first-person singular present sugnaf, not mutable)
- to suck
Derived terms
- amsugno (“to absorb”)
- dant sugno (“milk tooth”)
- papur sugno (“blotting paper”)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sugno”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sugno”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies