säugen

Meaning

1. (weak) to lactate
2. (weak) to suckle, give suck, nurse, breast-feed

Concepts

suckle

breastfeed

nurse

breast-feed

wet-nurse

Synonyms

stillen

nähren

laktieren

Milch absondern

Translations

allattare

allaiter

amamantar

zogen

de borst geven

lactar

amamentar

dar el pecho

dar de mamar

emzirmek

mamar

alletar

poppare

θηλάζω

donner la tétée

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɔʏ̯ɡən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: söugen

Inherited from Old High German: sougen

Cognate with Old Saxon: sōgian

Cognate with German: saugen

In summary

From Middle High German söugen, from Old High German sougen, from Proto-West Germanic *saugijan, from Proto-Germanic *saugijaną (“to cause to suck, nourish”), causative of Proto-Germanic *sūganą (“to suck”). Cognate with Old Saxon sōgian (“to suckle”), modern German Low German sögen (“to suckle”). Related to German saugen (“to suck”).