sùgh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish súg, from Proto-Celtic *sūgos. Cognate with Latin sūcus.

Noun

sùgh m (genitive singular sùigh or sùgha, plural sùghan)

  1. essence, juice, sap, moisture
    sùgh nan ubhal ― the juice of the apples
  2. sauce, broth, stock juice of meat
    sùgh am poit ― broth in the pot

Derived terms

Verb

sùgh (past shùgh, future sùghaidh, verbal noun sùghadh, past participle sùghte)

  1. absorb, suck, soak, lap

Conjugation
Tense \ Voice Active Passive
Present a' sùghadh --
Past shùgh shùghadh
Future sùghaidh sùghar
Conditional shùghadh shùghteadh
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