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See also: sònnò
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from the root *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Dalmatian samno, French somme, Lithuanian sãpnas, Spanish sueño.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sonno m (plural sonni)
- The state of being asleep; sleep, slumber
- The need or desire for sleep; sleepiness
- Synonyms: letargia, sonnolenza
- Antonym: insonnia
- (figuratively) quiet, tranquility
- Synonyms: pace, quiete, tranquillità
- Antonyms: agitazione, confusione, turbamento
- (obsolete, poetic) dream
- Synonym: sogno (non obsolete)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- dormire (“to sleep”)
Categories:
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Italian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
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