somniculus

Latin

Etymology

From somnus (“sleep”) +‎ -culus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /somˈni.ku.lus/, [s̠ɔmˈnɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /somˈni.ku.lus/, [somˈniːkulus]

Noun

somniculus m (genitive somniculī); second declension

a little sleep.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	somniculus	somniculī
Genitive	somniculī	somniculōrum
Dative	somniculō	somniculīs
Accusative	somniculum	somniculōs
Ablative	somniculō	somniculīs
Vocative	somnicule	somniculī

Derived terms

somniculōsus

References

somniculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “somniculus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC

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