svøvnloysi

Faroese

Etymology

From svøvnur (“sleep”) +‎ -loysi (“-lessness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvœvnˌlɔisɪ/

Noun

svøvnloysi n (genitive singular svøvnloysis, uncountable)

1. sleeplessness, insomnia

   Synonym: andvekur

   liggja í svøvnloysi ― to lie awake at night

Declension

n24s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	svøvnloysi	svøvnloysið
Accusative	svøvnloysi	svøvnloysið
Dative	svøvnloysi	svøvnloys(i)num
Genitive	svøvnloysis	svøvnloysisins

Related terms

• svøvnleysur
• arbeiðsloysi, barnloysi, peningaloysi, siðaloysi, skilaloysi

Further reading

• "svøvnloysi" at Sprotin.fo