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dormir.

to sleep

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/doɾˈmiɾ/[d̪oɾˈmiɾ]
  1. to sleep

    intransitive
    Duermo muy bien todas las noches.
  2. to fall asleep

    reflexive
    ¿En qué piensas mientras te duermes?
  3. to sleep in

    reflexive
    ¿Qué hora es? ¡Me he dormido!
  4. to die; to rest in death

    euphemistic
    Y así la reina durmió para siempre.
  5. to put to sleep (someone or something)

    transitive
    Los durmió a todos usando un hechizo.
  6. to anesthetize

    euphemistic
    Solo un médico puede dormir a un paciente.
  7. to euthanize, to put down (mainly for pets but also people)

    euphemistic
    Ayer por la tarde durmieron a mi gato.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *drem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti Proto-Italic *dormiō Latin dormīre Old Spanish dormir Spanish dormir Inherited from Old Spanish dormir, from Latin dormīre, from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti.

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