dormi

See also: dormì and dormí

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈdo̞r.mi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [ˈdɔr.mi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdɔɾ.mi]

Verb

dormi

1. inflection of dormir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Chavacano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *drem-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti

Proto-Italic *dormiō

Latin dormīre

Old Spanish dormir

Spanish dormir

Chavacano dormi

Inherited from Spanish dormir, from Old Spanish dormir, from Latin dormīre, from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /doɾˈmi/ [doɾ.ˈmi]

• Hyphenation: dor‧mi

Verb

dormí

1. to sleep

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for dormi

	tense	past	present	future	gerund	past participle	infinitive	manner	reciprocal	reciprocal past	reciprocal present	reciprocal future	reciprocal infinitive
Zamboanga City conjugation	dormi	ya dormi	ta dormi	ay dormi; dormi; el dormi; (rural/archaic) ey dormi	durmiendo	dormido	dormi	dormida	dormihan	ya man dormihan; ya'n dormihan	ta man dormihan; ta'n dormihan	ay man dormihan; man dormihan; el man dormihan; (rural/archaic) ey man dormihan	man dormihan
Cavite conjugation				di dormi

Related terms

• dormida
• dormiendo
• dormitorio

Esperanto

Etymology

From French dormir, Italian dormire, and Latin dormire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdormi/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ormi
• Syllabification: dor‧mi

Verb

dormi (present dormas, past dormis, future dormos, conditional dormus, volitive dormu)

1. to sleep

   Kiel mi povas dormi kiam vi ronkas?

   How can I sleep when you are snoring?

Conjugation

Conjugation of dormi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		dormas		dormis		dormos
active participle		dormanta	dormantaj	dorminta	dormintaj	dormonta	dormontaj
	acc.	dormantan	dormantajn	dormintan	dormintajn	dormontan	dormontajn
nominal active participle		dormanto	dormantoj	dorminto	dormintoj	dormonto	dormontoj
	acc.	dormanton	dormantojn	dorminton	dormintojn	dormonton	dormontojn
adverbial active participle		dormante		dorminte		dormonte
		infinitive	dormi	imperative	dormu	conditional	dormus

Derived terms

• antaŭdorma (“presleep, before sleeping”)
• dormĉambro, dormoĉambro (“bedroom”)
• dormegi (“to sleep deeply”)
• dormejo (“dormitory”)
• dormema (“inclined to sleep, sleepy”)
• dormeti (“to sleep lightly”)
• dormigi (“to put to sleep”)
• dormigilo (“tranquilizer”)
• duondormi (“to be half-asleep”)
• ekdormi (“to fall asleep”)
• endormiĝi (“to fall asleep”)
• preterdormi (“to go without sleep”)
• sendorma (“sleepless”)
• tradormi (“sleep through”)
• vintrodormado (“hibernation”)

Further reading

• “dormi”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “dormi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔʁ.mi/

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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Participle

dormi (feminine dormie, masculine plural dormis, feminine plural dormies)

1. past participle of dormir

Galician

Verb

dormi

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of dormir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Icelandic

Verb

dormi

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of dorma
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of dorma
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of dorma

Interlingua

Verb

dormi

1. present of dormir
2. imperative of dormir

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔr.mi/
• Rhymes: -ɔrmi
• Hyphenation: dòr‧mi

Verb

dormi

1. inflection of dormire:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• dromi, mordi

Latin

Verb

dormī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dormiō

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *drem-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti

Proto-Italic *dormiō

Latin dormīre

Old French dormir

Middle French dormir

French dormir

Louisiana Creole dormi

Inherited from French dormir, from Middle French dormir, from Old French dormir, from Latin dormīre, from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti.

Verb

dormi

1. to sleep

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Norman

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *drem-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti

Proto-Italic *dormiō

Latin dormīre

Old French dormir

Norman dormi

Inherited from Old French dormir, from Latin dormīre, from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

dormi

1. to sleep

Derived terms

• dormi coumme un prînce (“to sleep soundly”)
• pouque à dormi (“sleeping bag”)

Portuguese

Verb

dormi

1. inflection of dormir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Romanian

Alternative forms

• дорми (dormi) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
• durmi — obsolete or regional

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *drem-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti

Proto-Italic *dormiō

Latin dormīre

Romanian dormi

Inherited from Latin dormīre, from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dorˈmi/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: dor‧mi

Verb

a dormi (third-person singular present doarme, past participle dormit, third-person subjunctive doarmă) 4th conjugation

1. (intransitive) to sleep

Conjugation

    conjugation of dormi (fourth conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a dormi
gerund			dormind
past participle			dormit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	dorm	dormi	doarme	dormim	dormiți	dorm
	imperfect	dormeam	dormeai	dormea	dormeam	dormeați	dormeau
	simple perfect	dormii	dormiși	dormi	dormirăm	dormirăți	dormiră
	pluperfect	dormisem	dormiseși	dormise	dormiserăm	dormiserăți	dormiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să dorm	să dormi	să doarmă	să dormim	să dormiți	să doarmă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		doarme			dormiți
	negative		nu dormi			nu dormiți

Derived terms

• dormind
• dormire

Related terms

• adormi
• dormeză
• dormita
• dormitiv
• dormitor
• dormiție

See also

• culca
• somn

Further reading

• “dormi”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
• Marius Sala, Gheorghe Mihăilă, editors (2009), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[1], volume 1, part 6, Bucharest: Romanian Academy, →ISBN, pages 1368–1372