υπνοβάτης

Greek

Etymology

Calque of French somnambule. From ύπν(ος) (sleeping) + -ο- + -βάτης (walker).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ipnoˈvatis/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧πνο‧βά‧της

Noun

υπνοβάτης • (ypnovátis) m (feminine υπνοβάτισσα or υπνοβάτις)

  1. sleepwalker, somnambulist

Declension

Synonyms

  • νυκτοβάτης m (nyktovátis, (literally): nightwalker)

Derived terms

  • υπνοβασία (ypnovasía)
  • υπνοβατώ (ypnovató)

References

  1. υπνοβάτης - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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