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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "saufet" #167427 04/08/2007 9:13 PM Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 The Rose stranger The Rose stranger Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 A colleague and I have been scouring dictionaries, word books (including Word.A.Day!) and the Internet for the word "saufet". We believe it to have been "anglicized" to "soffit" which is a theatrical architectural term. The word saufet seems to have French (soffit) origins yet appears (online) in many Germanic phrases. We do know that it refers to alcove-like areas in a theater stage used to hide lighting and cords. Can anybody out there help? Is this one of those old fashioned words that is no longer used in the English language? Thank you! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "saufet" The Rose #167428 04/08/2007 9:42 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Soffit is still an architectural term. The A-H dictionary gives its etymology here; it is related to the word suffix. Saufet, on the other hand, is German and means either (1) the 2nd person familiar present subjunctive of saufen 'to booze, guzzle, swig', or (2) the 2nd person familiar imperative. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "saufet" The Rose #167429 04/08/2007 9:48 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 OED has soffit, which it says is from the Italian soffitta, and defines it as the under horizontal face of an architrave or overhanging cornice; the under surface of a lintel, vault, or arch; a ceiling. It also mentions French soffite as a possible source. Edit: Pipped by Nuncle Z. Last edited by Faldage; 04/08/2007 9:48 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "saufet" zmjezhd #167438 04/09/2007 2:16 AM Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 The Rose stranger The Rose stranger Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Thank you, zmjezhd - This makes sense with much of what I found online and in German dialogue. The meaning you post makes sense with the phrases I translated from German. Interesting. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "saufet" Faldage #167439 04/09/2007 2:18 AM Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 The Rose stranger The Rose stranger Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Thank you, Falage - This confirms much of what I've already discovered. Appreciate the quick feed back! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "saufet" #167440 04/09/2007 2:19 AM Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 The Rose stranger The Rose stranger Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 [quote=The Rose]I mean, Faldage - Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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