somnoliento

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin somnolentus. Doublet of soñoliento. Cognate with English somnolent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /somnoˈljento/ [sõm.noˈljẽn̪.t̪o]

Adjective

somnoliento (feminine somnolienta, masculine plural somnolientos, feminine plural somnolientas)

1. sleepy, drowsy

   Synonym: soñoliento

2. somniferous, soporific, somnolent

   Synonyms: somnífero, soñoliento, soporífero

Related terms

• sueño
• soñar

Further reading

• “somnoliento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014