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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

somnus.

sleep;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɔm.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔm.nus]

  1. sleep, slumber

    declension-2 · masculine
    per somnum/somnos
    in somnis/somno

  2. drowsiness, idleness, inactivity, laziness, sloth

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. death

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from *swep- + *-nós. Compare Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Lithuanian sãpnas, Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna)).

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