somnoler

French

Etymology

Back-formation from somnolent.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɔm.nɔ.le/
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Verb

somnoler

  1. to slumber
    Synonym: sommeiller

Conjugation
Conjugation of somnoler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple somnoler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple somnolant
/sɔm.nɔ.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle somnolé
/sɔm.nɔ.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present somnole
/sɔm.nɔl/		 somnoles
/sɔm.nɔl/		 somnole
/sɔm.nɔl/		 somnolons
/sɔm.nɔ.lɔ̃/		 somnolez
/sɔm.nɔ.le/		 somnolent
/sɔm.nɔl/
imperfect somnolais
/sɔm.nɔ.lɛ/		 somnolais
/sɔm.nɔ.lɛ/		 somnolait
/sɔm.nɔ.lɛ/		 somnolions
/sɔm.nɔ.ljɔ̃/		 somnoliez
/sɔm.nɔ.lje/		 somnolaient
/sɔm.nɔ.lɛ/
past historic2 somnolai
/sɔm.nɔ.le/		 somnolas
/sɔm.nɔ.la/		 somnola
/sɔm.nɔ.la/		 somnolâmes
/sɔm.nɔ.lam/		 somnolâtes
/sɔm.nɔ.lat/		 somnolèrent
/sɔm.nɔ.lɛʁ/
future somnolerai
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁe/		 somnoleras
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁa/		 somnolera
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁa/		 somnolerons
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁɔ̃/		 somnolerez
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁe/		 somnoleront
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁɔ̃/
conditional somnolerais
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁɛ/		 somnolerais
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁɛ/		 somnolerait
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁɛ/		 somnolerions
/sɔm.nɔ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/		 somnoleriez
/sɔm.nɔ.lə.ʁje/		 somnoleraient
/sɔm.nɔl.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present somnole
/sɔm.nɔl/		 somnoles
/sɔm.nɔl/		 somnole
/sɔm.nɔl/		 somnolions
/sɔm.nɔ.ljɔ̃/		 somnoliez
/sɔm.nɔ.lje/		 somnolent
/sɔm.nɔl/
imperfect2 somnolasse
/sɔm.nɔ.las/		 somnolasses
/sɔm.nɔ.las/		 somnolât
/sɔm.nɔ.la/		 somnolassions
/sɔm.nɔ.la.sjɔ̃/		 somnolassiez
/sɔm.nɔ.la.sje/		 somnolassent
/sɔm.nɔ.las/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — somnole
/sɔm.nɔl/		 — somnolons
/sɔm.nɔ.lɔ̃/		 somnolez
/sɔm.nɔ.le/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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