Definitions and meaning of sup
sup
Translingual
Symbol
sup
- (mathematics) supremum
Synonyms
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʌp/
- Rhymes: -ʌp
- Homophone: 'sup
- IPA(key): (abbreviations of supremum and of words beginning with super-) /sup/
Etymology 1
The verb is from Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan (“to sip, drink, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze”), German saufen (“to drink, booze”), Swedish supa (“to drink, swallow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit सूप (sū́pa, “soup, broth”), from *sewe (“to take liquid”). More at suck.
The noun is from the verb. There is no evidence of continuity with Old English supa. Compare Middle English soupe, from Old English sūpe, which has the same meaning as Middle English sope (“a mouthful or small amount of drink”), from Old English sopa, whence sop.
Verb
sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)
- To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
Alternative forms
Noun
sup (countable and uncountable, plural sups)
- A sip; a small amount of food or drink.
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.
Verb
sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)
- To eat supper.
Alternative forms
Translations
Etymology 3
Procopic form of what's up (“how are you doing?”)
Interjection
sup?
- (slang) what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)
- Synonyms: t'sup, wassup, w'sup, wudup
Alternative forms
Etymology 4
From s- + up.
Adjective
sup (not comparable)
- (physics) Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of an up quark.
- Antonym: sdown
Derived terms
Etymology 5
First syllable of superintendent.
Noun
sup (plural sups)
- (informal) Superintendent.
Alternative forms
Etymology 6
First syllable of superior.
Noun
sup (plural sups)
- (mathematics) Supremum, upper limit.
Derived terms
Etymology 7
Clipping of supplement.
Noun
sup (plural sups)
- (bodybuilding, colloquial) Supplement.
Descendants
Etymology 8
First syllable of supervision.
Noun
sup (plural sups)
- (Cambridge University slang) A supervision.
Alternative forms
See also
- lup sup (etymologically unrelated to any of the above terms)
- sup kambing (etymologically unrelated to any of the above terms)
- sup tulang (etymologically unrelated to any of the above terms)
References
Anagrams
- PSU, PUS, PUs, UPS, UPs, USP, psu, pus, ups
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *tsupa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱupos (compare English hip, Ancient Greek κύβος (kúbos, “vertebra, hollow before the hip (in cattle)”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
sup m (plural supe, definite supi, definite plural supet)
- (anatomy) shoulder
- Synonyms: mushk, shpatull
Declension
Further reading
- “sup”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- Newmark, L. (1999) “sup”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech sup, from Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ (“vulture”). Cognate with Polish sęp, Lower Sorbian sup, Serbo-Croatian sȕp, and Russian сип (sip).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsup]
-
- Rhymes: -up
Noun
sup m anim (relational adjective supí)
- vulture
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sup”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sup”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “sup”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English SUP, short for standup paddleboard.
Pronunciation
Noun
sup m (plural sups, diminutive supje n)
- (sports) a standup paddleboard
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch soep (“soup”), from French soupe, from Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic *supô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsʊp̚]
-
- Hyphenation: sup
Noun
sup (plural sup-sup)
- soup (primarily liquid food)
- Synonyms: kaldu, kuah
- Satu di antaranya adalah soto dan sup. ― One of them is soto and soup.
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “sup” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
sup m
- stand up paddleboard
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ (“vulture”). Cognate with Polish sęp, Czech sup, Serbo-Croatian sȕp, and Russian сип (sip).
Pronunciation
Noun
sup m anim
- vulture (bird)
Declension
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “sup”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “sup”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Nabi
Noun
sup
- water
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English soup.
Noun
sup
- soup
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
sȕp m (Cyrillic spelling су̏п)
- vulture
- Synonyms: lèšinār, str̀vinār
Declension
References
- “sup”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
sup m animal (relational adjective supí)
- vulture
Declension
Further reading
- “sup”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
sup c
- (a (complete) drinking of) a drink of hard liquor, a drink
- Synonyms: rackabajsare, pilleknarkare, styrketår
- (a (complete) drinking of) a small amount of hard liquor, typically aquavit or another clear liquor, served in a small glass
- Synonyms: snaps, nubbe, hutt
- (archaic) a gulp or small quantity of liquid
Usage notes
- Has a somewhat colloquially folksy tone when of having a drink in general.
- Small enough to be drunk in one gulp in (sense 1.1), and typically intended to be. Basically a shot, without the modern connotations. Often had with food.
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
sup
- imperative of supa
References
- sup in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sup in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sup in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Verb
sup
- imperative of supa
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English soup.
Noun
sup
- soup
Volapük
Noun
sup (nominative plural sups)
- soup
Declension
Source: wiktionary.org