Suada

See also: suada

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Suada, the Roman goddess of persuasion, in the 17th century; from Latin suādus (“persuasive”); from Latin suādeō (“I urge, exhort; I suade, persuade”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsu̯aːda, ˈzu̯aːda/
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Noun

Suada f (genitive Suada, plural Suaden)

  1. (formal, often derogatory) diatribe (prolonged discourse)
    Synonyms: Redeschwall, Tirade
    • 2020 June 21, Ekkehard Knörer, “Fremdscham und viel Liebe”, in taz‎:
      Ein Plot nur in Fetzen, eine Suada, der aber leider nicht gelang, was Suaden gelingen muss: eine*n zu packen, mitzuzerren, und sei's am Genick und sei's durch den Dreck.
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  2. persuasiveness, power of persuasion

Declension
Declension of Suada [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Suada die Suaden
genitive einer der Suada der Suaden
dative einer der Suada den Suaden
accusative eine die Suada die Suaden

Further reading
  • “Suada” in Duden online
  • “Suada” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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