somna
Norwegian Nynorsk
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)
- (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (“to fall asleep”)
References
- “somna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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)
- to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
- to fall asleep (go numb, especially of a leg or an arm)
- Synonym: domna
- Mitt ben har somnat
- My leg has fallen asleep
Conjugation
Conjugation of somna (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | somna | — | ||
Supine | somnat | — | ||
Imperative | somna | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | somnen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | somnar | somnade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | somna | somnade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | somne | somnade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | somnande | |||
Past participle | somnad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
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