sonnu

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Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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  • suonnu, suennu (Diphtongization, most of the south-eastern metaphonetic Sicilian dialects)
  • sunnu (vocalic hypercorrection, most of the central metaphonetic Sicilian dialects)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔnːu/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔnːu/ (Diphtongized)
  • Hyphenation: sòn‧nu

Etymology 1

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From Latin somnus (sleep), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Compare Portuguese sono, Italian sonno (sleep) and Spanish sueño (sleep).

Noun

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sonnu m (plural sonna or sònnura)

  1. sleep, slumber
  2. sleepiness
    Àju assai sonnu.
    I am very sleepy.
    (literally, “I have much sleepiness”)
  3. (anatomy) temple
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See also

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Etymology 2

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From Vulgar Latin *somnum, from Latin somnium (dream); otherwise directly from somnus (sleep) (as Etymology 1). Compare Portuguese sonho, Italian sogno (dream) and Spanish sueño (dream).

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Noun

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sonnu m

  1. dream
    A l'autra notti fici un sonnu.
    Last night I made a dream.
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Verb

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sonnu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sunnari