sonnu

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Sicilian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • suonnu, suennu (Diphtongization, most of the south-eastern metaphonetic Sicilian dialects)
  • sunnu (vocalic hypercorrection, most of the central metaphonetic Sicilian dialects)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔnːu/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔnːu/ (Diphtongized)
  • Hyphenation: sòn‧nu

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Compare Portuguese sono, Italian sonno (“sleep”) and Spanish sueño (“sleep”).

Noun[edit]

sonnu m (plural sonna or sònnura)

  1. sleep, slumber
  2. sleepiness
    Àju assai sonnu.
    I am very sleepy.
    (literally, “I have much sleepiness”)
  3. (anatomy) temple
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *somnum, from Latin somnium (“dream”); otherwise directly from somnus (“sleep”) (as Etymology 1). Compare Portuguese sonho, Italian sogno (“dream”) and Spanish sueño (“dream”).

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Noun[edit]

sonnu m

  1. dream
    A l'autra notti fici un sonnu.
    Last night I made a dream.
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Verb[edit]

sonnu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sunnari
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