sonnu

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔn.nu/, [ˈsɔ.nːʊ], [ˈswɔ.nːʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔnnʊ
• Hyphenation: sòn‧nu

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• suonnu, suennu (diphtongized)
• sunnu (vocalic hypercorrection, central metaphonetic dialects)

Noun

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

   Cadennu attuppau ntô sonnu.

   Will he/she was falling he/she the temple.

Derived terms

• fàrisi calari u sonnu
• fàrisi passari u sonnu
• malu sonnu
• panzata 'i sonnu
• paràlisi nnô sonnu
• sonnu pisanti
• èssiri nnô megghiu sonnu

Related terms

• sunnulentu

Etymology 2

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”).

Alternative forms

• suonnu (diphtongized)
• sognu (italianized)

Noun

sonnu m

1. dream

   A l'autra notti fici un sonnu.

   Last night I made a dream.

Derived terms

• sonnu duci
• sonnu miricanu
• sunnari

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

Verb

sonnu

1. first-person singular present indicative of sunnari

See also

• addurmiscìrisi
• addurmisciutu
• dòrmiri
• durmuta
• nzònnia