somnolentus

Latin

Alternative forms

• somnulentus

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

somnus (“sleep”) +‎ -olentus (“full of”, “abounding in”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /som.noˈlen.tus/, [s̠ɔmnɔˈɫ̪ɛn̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /som.noˈlen.tus/, [somnoˈlɛn̪t̪us]

Adjective

somnolentus (feminine somnolenta, neuter somnolentum); first/second-declension adjective

1. heavy with sleep, sleepy, drowsy, dozy, somnolent

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	somnolentus	somnolenta	somnolentum		somnolentī	somnolentae	somnolenta
Genitive	somnolentī	somnolentae	somnolentī		somnolentōrum	somnolentārum	somnolentōrum
Dative	somnolentō		somnolentō		somnolentīs
Accusative	somnolentum	somnolentam	somnolentum		somnolentōs	somnolentās	somnolenta
Ablative	somnolentō	somnolentā	somnolentō		somnolentīs
Vocative	somnolente	somnolenta	somnolentum		somnolentī	somnolentae	somnolenta

Derived terms

• somnolentia (Late Latin)

Descendants

• English: somnolent
• French: somnolent
• Italian: sonnolento
• Spanish: somnoliento, soñoliento
• Portuguese: sonolento