somna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sɔm.nɑ/

Verb

somna (present tense somnar, past tense somna, past participle somna, passive infinitive somnast, present participle somnande, imperative somna/somn)

  1. (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (to fall asleep)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna, equivalent to sova (to sleep) + -na (inchoative suffix). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and rämna, lämna, formed in the same manner.

Verb

somna (present somnar, preterite somnade, supine somnat, imperative somna)

  1. to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
  2. to fall asleep (go numb, especially of a leg or an arm)
    Synonym: domna
    Mitt ben har somnat
    My leg has fallen asleep

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • sova (to sleep)
  • sömn c (sleep)
  • söva (to put to sleep)

References

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