Halbschlaf

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German

Etymology

halb (half) +‎ Schlaf (sleep)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhalpʃlaːf]
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  • Hyphenation: Halb‧schlaf

Noun

Halbschlaf m (genitive Halbschlafs or Halbschlafes, no plural)

  1. doze (The state of being half asleep.)
    • 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 97:
      Ermattet legt sie sich auf die Polster in die Nähe des Ofens, schließt die Augen und scheint in eine Art Halbschlaf zu versinken.
      Exhausted, she lies down on the cushions next to the stove, closes the eyes and seems to sink into a kind of doze.

Declension

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