somnolent

English

WOTD - 19 June 2007    

Etymology

First attested in 1615. From French somnolent, from Old French sompolent, subsequently from Latin somnolentus, Latin somnus (“sleep”), Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *súpnos (“dream”), which both are derived from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɒmnələnt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsɑːmnələnt/

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Adjective

somnolent (comparative more somnolent, superlative most somnolent)

1. Drowsy or sleepy.
2. (dated) Causing literal or figurative sleepiness; soporific.

Translations

drowsy

Finnish: uninen (fi), somnolentti (fi) German: schläfrig (de) Kurdish: xewto (ku)

Portuguese: sonolento (pt) Russian: засыпающий (zasypájuš'ij), дремлющий (dr'éml'uš'ij), сонный (sónnyj)

soporific

Finnish: unettava (fi) German: einschläfernd (de)

Kurdish: xewîner Russian: усыпляющий (usypl'ájuš'ij), убаюкивающий (ubajúkivajuš'ij)

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Spanish: somnolienta

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French

Adjective

somnolent m. (f. somnolente, m. plural somnolents, f. plural somnolentes)

1. drowsy (inclined to drowse)

This French entry was created from the translations listed at drowsy. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see somnolent in the French Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2009