somnolent

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒmnələnt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːmnələnt/ === Adjective === somnolent (comparative more somnolent, superlative most somnolent) Drowsy or sleepy. Synonyms: sleepbound, somniculous; see also Thesaurus:sleepy (dated) Causing literal or figurative sleepiness. Synonyms: soporific; see also Thesaurus:soporific ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin somnolentus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [sum.nuˈle̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [som.noˈlent] IPA(key): (Central) [sum.nuˈlen] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [som.noˈlen] === Adjective === somnolent (feminine somnolenta, masculine plural somnolents, feminine plural somnolentes) sleepy, drowsy ==== Related terms ==== somni somnolència son === Further reading === “somnolent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French sompnolent, borrowed from Latin somnolentus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔm.nɔ.lɑ̃/ === Adjective === somnolent (feminine somnolente, masculine plural somnolents, feminine plural somnolentes) drowsy, sleepy ==== Related terms ==== somnolence === Verb === somnolent third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of somnoler === Further reading === “somnolent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French somnolent, from Latin somnolentus. === Adjective === somnolent m or n (feminine singular somnolentă, masculine plural somnolenți, feminine/neuter plural somnolente) sleepy ==== Declension ====