"somnus" meaning in Latin

See somnus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈsɔm.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsɔm.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from *swep- + *-nós. Compare Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Lithuanian sãpnas, Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna)). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:inh|itc-pro:*swepnos<ety:inh<ine-pro:*swépnos<id:sleep>>>|id=sleep|text=++}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*swepnos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "somnus", "lang" : "la" }" data-id="sleep" data-lang="la" data-title="somnus" id="Latin:_sleep"> Inherited from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from *swep- + *-nós., {{cog|grc|ὕπνος}} Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), {{cog|lt|sãpnas}} Lithuanian sãpnas, {{cog|sa|स्वप्न}} Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna) Head templates: {{la-noun|somnus<2>}} somnus m (genitive somnī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|somnus<2>}} Forms: somnī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], somnus [nominative, singular], somnī [nominative, plural], somnī [genitive, singular], somnōrum [genitive, plural], somnō [dative, singular], somnīs [dative, plural], somnum [accusative, singular], somnōs [accusative, plural], somnō [ablative, singular], somnīs [ablative, plural], somne [singular, vocative], somnī [plural, vocative], sompnus [alternative]
  1. sleep, slumber Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: sopor
    Sense id: en-somnus-la-noun-3BHQTj44 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Sleep Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 45 16 39 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 43 6 52 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 9 47 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 10 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 14 44 Disambiguation of Sleep: 59 5 36
  2. drowsiness, idleness, inactivity, laziness, sloth Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-somnus-la-noun-Cbnafu6W Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 45 16 39 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 14 44
  3. (figuratively) death Tags: declension-2, figuratively, masculine Synonyms: mors, fūnus, fātum, exitus, interitus, perniciēs, fīnis, sopor
    Sense id: en-somnus-la-noun-UsjgKYfM Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 45 16 39 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 43 6 52 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 44 9 47 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 47 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 11 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 10 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 14 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sōpiō, sopor
Derived forms: exsomnis, somniālis, somniāliter, somniātor, somniculōsē, somniculōsus, somnifer, somnificus, somniger, somniō, somniōsus, somnium, somnulentia, somnulentus

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "exsomnis"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "somniālis"
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      "form": "somnum",
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          "text": "Cum tacet omnis ager, pecudēs pictaeque volucrēs,\nquaeque lacūs lātē liquidōs, quaeque aspera dūmīs",
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          "word": "mors"
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          "word": "fātum"
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      "ipa": "[ˈsɔm.nʊs]",
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      "ipa": "[ˈsɔm.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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          "word": "son"
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          "word": "sòm"
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              "word": "sono"
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              "word": "sono"
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            }
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      "lang_code": "unknown"
    }
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        "text": "++"
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        "2": "ὕπνος"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from *swep- + *-nós. Compare Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Lithuanian sãpnas, Sanskrit स्वप्न (svapna)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "somnī",
      "links": [
        [
          "somnī",
          "somni"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "form": "somnī",
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        ]
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "somnō",
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        [
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          "somno#Latin"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "somnīs",
      "links": [
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      "form": "somnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somnōs",
      "links": [
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          "somnōs",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "somnō",
      "links": [
        [
          "somnō",
          "somno#Latin"
        ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "somnīs",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "somne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somnī",
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        [
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          "somni#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sompnus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "somnus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "somnus m (genitive somnī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "somnus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sōpiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "sopor"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              10
            ],
            [
              11,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "sleeping",
          "text": "per somnum/somnos",
          "translation": "sleeping",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              9
            ],
            [
              10,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "english": "sleeping",
          "text": "in somnis/somno",
          "translation": "sleeping",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "When every field’s at rest, the beasts and colorful birds — both those who hold broad limpid lakes and rugged rustic thickets — are settled down to sleep beneath the quiet night.",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.525–527",
          "roman": "rūra tenent, somnō positae sub nocte silentī.",
          "text": "Cum tacet omnis ager, pecudēs pictaeque volucrēs,\nquaeque lacūs lātē liquidōs, quaeque aspera dūmīs",
          "translation": "When every field’s at rest, the beasts and colorful birds — both those who hold broad limpid lakes and rugged rustic thickets — are settled down to sleep beneath the quiet night.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "And now, when damp night will induce peaceful slumbers",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 2.635",
          "text": "iamque ubi suādēbit placidōs nox hūmida somnōs",
          "translation": "And now, when damp night will induce peaceful slumbers",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sleep, slumber"
      ],
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        [
          "sleep",
          "sleep"
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        [
          "slumber",
          "slumber"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sopor"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drowsiness, idleness, inactivity, laziness, sloth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drowsiness",
          "drowsiness"
        ],
        [
          "idleness",
          "idleness"
        ],
        [
          "inactivity",
          "inactivity"
        ],
        [
          "laziness",
          "laziness"
        ],
        [
          "sloth",
          "sloth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) death"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mors"
        },
        {
          "word": "fūnus"
        },
        {
          "word": "fātum"
        },
        {
          "word": "exitus"
        },
        {
          "word": "interitus"
        },
        {
          "word": "perniciēs"
        },
        {
          "word": "fīnis"
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        {
          "word": "sopor"
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        "declension-2",
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɔm.nʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsɔm.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "somnus"
}

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