sovna in Norwegian Nynorsk

IPA: /²sɔʋ.nɑ/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Norse sofna. Etymology templates: {{root|nn|ine-pro|*swep-}}, {{inh|nn|non|sofna}} Old Norse sofna Head templates: {{nn-verb-1}} sovna (present tense sovnar, past tense sovna, past participle sovna, passive infinitive sovnast, present participle sovnande, imperative sovna/sovn) Forms: sovnar [present], sovna [past], sovna [participle, past], sovnast [infinitive, passive], sovnande [participle, present], sovna [imperative], sovn [imperative], sobna [alternative], somna [alternative], somne [alternative], sovne [alternative]

Inflected forms

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    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovna",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "sovnast",
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovnande",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovna",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovn",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobna",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somna",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovne",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "to fall asleep"
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to fall asleep"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²sɔʋ.nɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sovna"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swep-"
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      "expansion": "",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "sovnar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovna",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovna",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovnast",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovnande",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovna",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovn",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobna",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somna",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "somne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sovne",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk verbs",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs",
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        "to fall asleep"
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to fall asleep"
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²sɔʋ.nɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sovna"
}

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"sovna" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

Inflected forms