sucari
Sicilian
editEtymology
editBy surface analysis, sucu + -ari, otherwise derived from an unattested Vulgar Latin *sucare, ultimately from Latin sūcus (“juice”). Cognate with Italian succhiare and English suck.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsucari
- (transitive) To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
- (transitive) To extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something.
- (transitive) To inhale (air), to draw (breath).
- (transitive) To work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth.
- (transitive) To pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact.
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform fellatio.
- (colloquial, sometimes considered vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sucari (first conjugation)
infinitive | sucari | ||||||
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gerund | sucannu | ||||||
past participle | sucatu | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
present | sucu | suci | suca | sucamu | sucati | suchanu, suchunu | |
imperfect | sucava, sucavu | sucavi | sucava | sucàvamu | sucàvavu | sucàvanu, sucàvunu | |
preterite | sucai | sucasti | sucau, sucò | sucammu, sucamu | sucàstivu | sucàrunu, sucaru | |
future1 | sucirò, sucirogghiu | sucirai | sucirà | suciremu | sucireti, suciriti | sucirannu | |
present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
conditional1 | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
present | sucirìa | sucirissi | sucirìa | sucirìamu | sucirìavu | sucirìanu | |
past | Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
present | sucu | suci | suca | sucamu | sucati | suchanu, suchunu | |
imperfect | sucassi | sucassi | sucassi | sucàssimu | sucàssivu | sucàssiru | |
present perfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | vossìa | nuàutri | vuàutri | – | |
— | suca | sucassi | sucamu | sucati | — | ||
1disused |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Italian: sucare