sove

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish souæ, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).

Verb

sove (imperative sov, infinitive at sove, present tense sover, past tense sov, perfect tense har sovet)

1. sleep

Antonyms

• være vågen

Derived terms

• sovebriks
• sovebus
• soveby
• sovedrik
• sovehjerte
• sovekammer
• sovekammerat

• sovemedicin
• sovemiddel
• sovepille
• soveplads
• sovepude
• sovesal
• sovesofa

• sovested
• sovesyge
• sovetablet
• sovetryne
• sovevogn
• soveværelse

Related terms

• søvn

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).

Verb

sove (imperative sov, present tense sover, simple past sov, past participle sovet, present participle sovende)

1. to sleep.

Derived terms

Terms derived from sove

• sovepille
• sovepose

• soverom
• sovetablett

• sovevogn
• soveværelse

Related terms

• søvn

References

• “sove” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• sova

Etymology

From Old Norse sofa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²soːʋə/

Verb

sove (present tense søv, past tense sov, past participle sove, present participle sovande, imperative sov)

1. to sleep

Derived terms

Terms derived from sove

• sovepille
• sovepose

• soverom
• sovetablett

• sovevogn

Related terms

• søvn

References

• “sove” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔvi

Verb

sove

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of sovar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of sovar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of sovar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of sovar