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duermevela.

doze, drowsiness (state of being half-asleep, either napping or from exhaustion)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/dweɾmeˈbela/[d̪weɾ.meˈβ̞e.la]
  1. doze, drowsiness (state of being half-asleep, either napping or from exhaustion)

    feminine
  2. dorveille, restless sleep (period of wakefulness or partial wakefulness between periods of sleep)

    feminine
  3. vivid sleep when one thinks one is still awake

    feminine
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 duerme Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *weǵlis Proto-Italic *weglis Latin vigil Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vigilō Old Spanish velar Spanish vela Spanish duermevela From the verbs duerme (“[it] sleeps”) and vela (“[it] stays awake”). Compare Old French dorveille.

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