sugno

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin somnium. Compare Italian sogno.

Noun

sugno m

  1. dream

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

Verb

sugno (first-person singular present sugnaf, not mutable)

  1. to suck

Derived terms

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