さ寝

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
寝
ぬ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
さ寢 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese. Compound of さ (sa-, beautification prefix) + 寝(ぬ) (nu, “to sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠nɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

さ寝(ぬ) • (sanu) transitive ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to sleep
2. (Classical Japanese, archaic) (of a man and a woman) to sleep together

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "さ寝" (ナ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	さ寝	さね	sane
Continuative (連用形)	さ寝	さね	sane
Terminal (終止形)	さ寝	さぬ	sanu
Attributive (連体形)	さ寝る	さぬる	sanuru
Realis (已然形)	さ寝れ	さぬれ	sanure
Imperative (命令形)	さ寝よ	さねよ	saneyo
Key constructions
Negative	さ寝ず	さねず	sanezu
Contrasting conjunction	さ寝れど	さぬれど	sanuredo
Causal conjunction	さ寝れば	さぬれば	sanureba
Conditional conjunction	さ寝ば	さねば	saneba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	さ寝き	さねき	saneki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	さ寝けり	さねけり	sanekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	さ寝つ	さねつ	sanetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	さ寝ぬ	さねぬ	sanenu
Perfect-continuative tense	さ寝たり	さねたり	sanetari
Volitional	さ寝む	さねむ	sanemu

Derived terms

• さ寝(ね) (sane, “sleep (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
• さ寝(ぬ)らく (sanuraku, “(of a man and a woman) to sleep together”)
• さ寝(ね)さ寝(ぬ) (sanesanu, “to sleep over and over again (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
• さ寝処(ねど) (sanedo, “place for sleeping (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
• さ寝(ね)床(どこ) (sanedoko, “bed for sleeping (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)

Related terms

• さ寝(な)す (sanasu, “(honorific) to rest, to sleep”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
寝
ね Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
さ寢 (kyūjitai)

The 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, “continuative”) of the verb さ寝(ぬ) (sanu) above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠ne̞]

Noun

さ寝(ね) • (sane) 

1. sleep (especially that of a man and a woman together)