Sup in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Sup

You can make 5 words from 'sup' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 3 letters words from 'sup'
• 2 letters words from 'sup'

3 letters words from 'sup'

PUS 5	SUP 5
UPS 5

2 letters words from 'sup'

UP 4

US 2

Definitions and meaning of sup

sup

Translingual

Symbol

sup

1. (mathematics) supremum

Synonyms

• (in a lattice) ∨

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʌp/
• Rhymes: -ʌp
• Homophone: 'sup

Etymology 1

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.

Verb

sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)

1. To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
   • 1646, Richard Crashaw, Steps to the Temple

     There I'll sup / Balm and nectar in my cup.

Noun

sup (plural sups)

1. A sip; a small amount of food or drink.
   • 1936, George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, chapter 8

     A long, long sup of beer flowed gratefully down his gullet.

Alternative forms

• soup

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)

1. To take supper.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     ...I propose we should have up the cold pie, and let him sup.

   • 1879, Bram Stoker, Dracula

     I pray you, be seated and sup how you please. You will, I trust, excuse me that I do not join you; but I have dined already, and I do not sup.

Translations

Etymology 3

Aphetic form of what's up (“how are you doing?”)

Interjection

sup?

1. (slang) what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)

   Synonyms: wassup, wudup

Etymology 4

From s- +‎ up.

Adjective

sup (not comparable)

1. (physics) Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of an up quark.

Etymology 5

First syllable of superintendent.

Noun

sup (plural sups)

1. (informal) Superintendent.

Alternative forms

• supe

Etymology 6

First syllable of superior

Noun

sup (plural sups)

1. (mathematics) Supremum, upper limit.

Anagrams

• PSU, PUS, PUs, UPS, UPs, USP, psu, pus, ups

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• cup (Gheg)

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

• IPA^(key): /sup/

Noun

sup m (indefinite plural supe, definite singular supi, definite plural supet)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

   Synonyms: mushk, shpatull

Declension

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Czech

Etymology

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

1. vulture

Declension

Derived terms

• orlosup

Further reading

• sup in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• sup in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch soep (“soup”), from French soupe, from Latin suppa, from Proto-Germanic *supô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʊp̚]
• Hyphenation: sup

Noun

sup (first-person possessive supku, second-person possessive supmu, third-person possessive supnya)

1. soup, any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute flavor and texture.

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• “sup” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Noun

sup m

1. stand up paddleboard

Anagrams

• pus

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ (“vulture”). Cognate with Polish sęp, Czech sup, Serbo-Croatian sȕp, and Russian сип (sip).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sup/

Noun

sup m

1. vulture (bird)

Declension

Further reading

• Arnošt Muka (1921, 1928), “sup”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German, Russian), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted (in German)Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• sup in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

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Nabi

Noun

sup

1. 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

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Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English soup.

Noun

sup

1. soup

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sûp/

Noun

sȕp m (Cyrillic spelling су̏п)

1. vulture

   Synonyms: lèšinār, str̀vinār

Declension

References

• “sup” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sǫpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsup/

Noun

sup m (genitive singular supa, nominative plural supy, genitive plural supov, declension pattern of dub)

1. vulture

Usage notes

The usage of the 2nd declension pattern is limited to fairy tales and children stories.

Declension

Derived terms

• supí

Further reading

• sup in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːp

Noun

sup c

1. a mouthful of liquor (spirits)

   Synonyms: snaps, nubbe, hutt, rackabajsare, pilleknarkare

Declension

Related terms

• supa

Verb

sup

1. imperative of supa.

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English soup.

Noun

sup

1. soup

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Volapük

Noun

sup (nominative plural sups)

1. soup

Declension

Source: wiktionary.org

• SUNWORSHIPPER, one who worships the sun.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)