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Noun [Icelandic]

IPA: /svɛpn/
Rhymes: -ɛpn Etymology: From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”). Etymology templates: {{root|is|ine-pro|*swep-}}, {{inh|is|non|svefn}} Old Norse svefn, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*swefnaz}} Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, {{inh|is|ine-pro|*swépnos}} Proto-Indo-European *swépnos Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} svefn m (genitive singular svefns, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m.sg}} Forms: svefns [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], svefn [indefinite, nominative, singular], svefninn [definite, nominative, singular], svefn [accusative, indefinite, singular], svefninn [accusative, definite, singular], svefni [dative, indefinite, singular], svefninum [dative, definite, singular], svefns [genitive, indefinite, singular], svefnsins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. sleep Tags: masculine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-svefn-is-noun-CvpbtdXx Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (archaic) a dream Tags: archaic, masculine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-svefn-is-noun-nHWpoEvh Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: svöfn [obsolete] Related terms: sofa
Derived forms: falla í svefn (english: to fall asleep) [uncommon], í fasta svefni (english: to be sound asleep), leggjast til svefns (english: to go to bed), sofna svefninum langa (english: to die), sofna hinsta svefni (english: to die), svefninn langi (english: death), tala upp úr svefni (english: to sleep talk), djúpsvefn, smásvefn, svefnbekkur, svefnfriður, svefnherbergi (english: bedroom) [neuter], svefnklefi, svefnlaus, svefnleysislegur, svefnleysi (english: insomnia) [neuter], svefnléttur, svefnlyf, svefnmeðal, svefnmók, svefnpilla, svefnpoka, svefnpurka (english: sleepyhead, lie-a-bed, sluggard) [feminine], svefnrof, svefnró, svefnsófi, svefnsýki, svefntafla, svefnugur, svefnvana, svefnþungur, vetrarsvefn

Noun [Old Norse]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”). Cognate with Old Saxon sweƀan, Old English swefn, English sweven. The Indo-European root also led to Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Latin somnus, Old Irish suan, Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati), Russian спать (spatʹ), Latvian sapnis. Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*swep-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*swefnaz}} Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, {{inh|non|ine-pro|*swépnos}} Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, {{cog|osx|sweban|sweƀan}} Old Saxon sweƀan, {{cog|ang|swefn}} Old English swefn, {{cog|en|sweven}} English sweven, {{cog|grc|ὕπνος}} Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), {{cog|la|somnus}} Latin somnus, {{cog|sga|suan}} Old Irish suan, {{cog|cu|съпати}} Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati), {{cog|ru|спать}} Russian спать (spatʹ), {{cog|lv|sapnis}} Latvian sapnis Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} svefn m, {{non-noun|m}} svefn m Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-a|svefn|ns=svefn}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=svefnana|api=svefna|asd=svefninn|asi=svefn|dpd=svefnunum|dpi=svefnum|dsd=svefninum|dsi=svefni|g=masculine|gpd=svefnanna|gpi=svefna|gsd=svefnsins|gsi=svefns|notes=|npd=svefnarnir|npi=svefnar|nsd=svefninn|nsi=svefn|stem=strong a-stem|title=svefn}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefn|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefninn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefnar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefnarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefn|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefninn|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefna|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefnana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefni|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefninum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefnum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefnunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefns|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefnsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefna|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|svefnanna|gpd}} Forms: strong [table-tags], svefn [indefinite, nominative, singular], svefninn [definite, nominative, singular], svefnar [indefinite, nominative, plural], svefnarnir [definite, nominative, plural], svefn [accusative, indefinite, singular], svefninn [accusative, definite, singular], svefna [accusative, indefinite, plural], svefnana [accusative, definite, plural], svefni [dative, indefinite, singular], svefninum [dative, definite, singular], svefnum [dative, indefinite, plural], svefnunum [dative, definite, plural], svefns [genitive, indefinite, singular], svefnsins [definite, genitive, singular], svefna [genitive, indefinite, plural], svefnanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. sleep Tags: masculine Synonyms: sömn (Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian) Related terms: sofa, sofna
    Sense id: en-svefn-non-noun-CvpbtdXx Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to fall asleep",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "falla í svefn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to be sound asleep",
      "word": "í fasta svefni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to go to bed",
      "word": "leggjast til svefns"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to die",
      "word": "sofna svefninum langa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to die",
      "word": "sofna hinsta svefni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "death",
      "word": "svefninn langi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to sleep talk",
      "word": "tala upp úr svefni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "djúpsvefn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "smásvefn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnbekkur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnfriður"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bedroom",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svefnherbergi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnklefi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnlaus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnleysislegur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "insomnia",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svefnleysi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnléttur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnlyf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnmeðal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnmók"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnpilla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnpoka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sleepyhead, lie-a-bed, sluggard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "svefnpurka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnrof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnró"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnsófi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnsýki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefntafla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnugur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnvana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svefnþungur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vetrarsvefn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swep-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "svefn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svefn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swefnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swefnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swépnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swépnos",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "svefns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "svefn m (genitive singular svefns, no plural)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.sg"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sofa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vaka"
        },
        {
          "word": "vakning"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sleep"
      ],
      "id": "en-svefn-is-noun-CvpbtdXx",
      "links": [
        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a dream"
      ],
      "id": "en-svefn-is-noun-nHWpoEvh",
      "links": [
        [
          "dream",
          "dream"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a dream"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/svɛpn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛpn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "svöfn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "svefn"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "svefn",
            "3": "svöfn"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: svefn, svöfn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: svefn, svöfn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "svøvnur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: svøvnur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: svøvnur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "svebn",
            "3": "svemn",
            "4": "svevn",
            "5": "svøbn",
            "6": "svømn",
            "7": "sømn",
            "8": "søvn"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: svebn, svemn, svevn, svøbn, svømn, sømn, søvn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: svebn, svemn, svevn, svøbn, svømn, sømn, søvn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ovd",
            "2": "swemmen"
          },
          "expansion": "Elfdalian: swemmen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Elfdalian: swemmen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "syfn",
            "3": "sømn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: syfn, sømn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: syfn, sømn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "sömn"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: sömn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: sömn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
            "2": "syfn",
            "3": "søfn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: syfn, søfn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: syfn, søfn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "søvn"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: søvn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: søvn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "søvn"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: søvn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: søvn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-gut",
            "2": "svivn",
            "3": "syvn",
            "4": "svämn",
            "5": "svömn"
          },
          "expansion": "Gutnish: svivn, syvn, svämn, svömn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gutnish: svivn, syvn, svämn, svömn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swep-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swefnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swefnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swépnos"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "sweban",
        "3": "sweƀan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon sweƀan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "swefn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English swefn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sweven"
      },
      "expansion": "English sweven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὕπνος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "somnus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin somnus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "suan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish suan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "съпати"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "спать"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian спать (spatʹ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "sapnis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian sapnis",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”). Cognate with Old Saxon sweƀan, Old English swefn, English sweven. The Indo-European root also led to Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Latin somnus, Old Irish suan, Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati), Russian спать (spatʹ), Latvian sapnis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-m-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "svefn m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "svefn m",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefn",
        "ns": "svefn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "svefnana",
        "api": "svefna",
        "asd": "svefninn",
        "asi": "svefn",
        "dpd": "svefnunum",
        "dpi": "svefnum",
        "dsd": "svefninum",
        "dsi": "svefni",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "svefnanna",
        "gpi": "svefna",
        "gsd": "svefnsins",
        "gsi": "svefns",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "svefnarnir",
        "npi": "svefnar",
        "nsd": "svefninn",
        "nsi": "svefn",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "svefn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefn",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefninn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnarnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefn",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefninn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefna",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefni",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefninum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefns",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefna",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sleep"
      ],
      "id": "en-svefn-non-noun-CvpbtdXx",
      "links": [
        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "sofa"
        },
        {
          "word": "sofna"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian",
          "word": "sömn"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "svefn"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic masculine nouns",
    "Icelandic nouns",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Icelandic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Icelandic uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛpn",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛpn/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to fall asleep",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "falla í svefn"
    },
    {
      "english": "to be sound asleep",
      "word": "í fasta svefni"
    },
    {
      "english": "to go to bed",
      "word": "leggjast til svefns"
    },
    {
      "english": "to die",
      "word": "sofna svefninum langa"
    },
    {
      "english": "to die",
      "word": "sofna hinsta svefni"
    },
    {
      "english": "death",
      "word": "svefninn langi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to sleep talk",
      "word": "tala upp úr svefni"
    },
    {
      "word": "djúpsvefn"
    },
    {
      "word": "smásvefn"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnbekkur"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnfriður"
    },
    {
      "english": "bedroom",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svefnherbergi"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnklefi"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnlaus"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnleysislegur"
    },
    {
      "english": "insomnia",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svefnleysi"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnléttur"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnlyf"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnmeðal"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnmók"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnpilla"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnpoka"
    },
    {
      "english": "sleepyhead, lie-a-bed, sluggard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "svefnpurka"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnrof"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnró"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnsófi"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnsýki"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefntafla"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnugur"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnvana"
    },
    {
      "word": "svefnþungur"
    },
    {
      "word": "vetrarsvefn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swep-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "svefn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svefn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swefnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swefnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swépnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swépnos",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "svefns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "svefn m (genitive singular svefns, no plural)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.sg"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sofa"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vaka"
        },
        {
          "word": "vakning"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sleep"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a dream"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dream",
          "dream"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) a dream"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/svɛpn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛpn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "svöfn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "svefn"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "svefn",
            "3": "svöfn"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: svefn, svöfn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: svefn, svöfn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "svøvnur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: svøvnur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: svøvnur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "svebn",
            "3": "svemn",
            "4": "svevn",
            "5": "svøbn",
            "6": "svømn",
            "7": "sømn",
            "8": "søvn"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: svebn, svemn, svevn, svøbn, svømn, sømn, søvn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: svebn, svemn, svevn, svøbn, svømn, sømn, søvn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ovd",
            "2": "swemmen"
          },
          "expansion": "Elfdalian: swemmen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Elfdalian: swemmen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "syfn",
            "3": "sømn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: syfn, sømn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: syfn, sømn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "sömn"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: sömn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: sömn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-oda",
            "2": "syfn",
            "3": "søfn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Danish: syfn, søfn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Danish: syfn, søfn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "søvn"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: søvn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: søvn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "søvn"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: søvn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: søvn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-gut",
            "2": "svivn",
            "3": "syvn",
            "4": "svämn",
            "5": "svömn"
          },
          "expansion": "Gutnish: svivn, syvn, svämn, svömn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gutnish: svivn, syvn, svämn, svömn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swep-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swefnaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swefnaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swépnos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *swépnos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "sweban",
        "3": "sweƀan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon sweƀan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "swefn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English swefn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sweven"
      },
      "expansion": "English sweven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ὕπνος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "somnus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin somnus",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "suan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish suan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "съпати"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "спать"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian спать (spatʹ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lv",
        "2": "sapnis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latvian sapnis",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”). Cognate with Old Saxon sweƀan, Old English swefn, English sweven. The Indo-European root also led to Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Latin somnus, Old Irish suan, Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati), Russian спать (spatʹ), Latvian sapnis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-m-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svefnanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "svefn m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "svefn m",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefn",
        "ns": "svefn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "svefnana",
        "api": "svefna",
        "asd": "svefninn",
        "asi": "svefn",
        "dpd": "svefnunum",
        "dpi": "svefnum",
        "dsd": "svefninum",
        "dsi": "svefni",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "svefnanna",
        "gpi": "svefna",
        "gsd": "svefnsins",
        "gsi": "svefns",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "svefnarnir",
        "npi": "svefnar",
        "nsd": "svefninn",
        "nsi": "svefn",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "svefn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefn",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefninn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnarnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefn",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefninn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefna",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefni",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefninum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefns",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefna",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "svefnanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sofa"
    },
    {
      "word": "sofna"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sleep"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian",
      "word": "sömn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "svefn"
}

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