soporífero
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== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).
=== Pronunciation ===
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
=== Further reading ===
“soporífero”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“soporífero”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025