soporífero

See also: soporifero

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.poˈɾi.fe.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.poˈɾi.fe.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.puˈɾi.fɨ.ɾu/

Hyphenation: so‧po‧rí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

soporífero (feminine soporífera, masculine plural soporíferos, feminine plural soporíferas)

soporific (tending to induce sleep)
Synonyms: sonífero, soporífico

Noun

soporífero m (plural soporíferos)

soporific (sleep-inducing agent)
Synonyms: sonífero, soporífico

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sopoˈɾifeɾo/ [so.poˈɾi.fe.ɾo]
Rhymes: -ifeɾo
Syllabification: so‧po‧rí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

soporífero (feminine soporífera, masculine plural soporíferos, feminine plural soporíferas)

soporific (tending to induce sleep)
Synonyms: somnífero, soporífico

Further reading

“soporífero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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