somnolent

English
WOTD – 19 June 2007

Etymology

First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, subsequently from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), which both are derived from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒmnələnt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːmnələnt/
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Adjective

somnolent (comparative more somnolent, superlative most somnolent)

  1. Drowsy or sleepy.
  2. (dated) Causing literal or figurative sleepiness; soporific.

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French

Etymology

From Old French sompnolent, borrowed from Latin somnolentus, derived from somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep”, “slumber”).

Adjective

somnolent (feminine singular somnolente, masculine plural somnolents, feminine plural somnolentes)

  1. drowsy (inclined to drowse)

Verb

somnolent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of somnoler
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of somnoler

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