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dorma.

to nap, to sleep, to rest, to be idle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈtɔrma]
  1. to nap, to sleep, to rest, to be idle

    intransitive · weak
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 dormīrelbor. Icelandic dorma Learned borrowing from Latin dormīre, from Proto-Italic *dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from *drem- (“to sleep”) + *-yéti.

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