sonno

Italian

Etymology

From Latin somnus, from Proto-Indo-European *swopnos, from the root *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognates include Dalmatian samno, French somme, Lithuanian sãpnas and Spanish sueño.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈson.no/, [ˈs̪on̺n̺o]
• Stress: sónno
• Hyphenation: son‧no

Noun

sonno m (plural sonni)

1. The state of being asleep; sleep, slumber
2. The need or desire for sleep; sleepiness
3. (figuratively) quiet, tranquility
4. (obsolete, poetic) dream

Synonyms

• (1): letargo
• (2): letargia, sonnolenza
• (3): pace, quiete, tranquillità
• (4): sogno (non obsolete)

Antonyms

• (1): veglia
• (2): insonnia
• (3): agitazione, confusione, turbamento

Related terms

• insonnia
• insonnolito
• sogno
• sonnacchioso
• sonnambulo
• sonnecchiare
• sonnellino
• sonnifero
• sonniloquio
• sonnolenza

See also

• dormire (“to sleep”)