was wotd|2007|June|19
English

Etymology
First attested in 1615. From Old French sompnolent ( > French #French|somnolent), < L. somnolentus#Latin|somnolentus < somnus#Latin|somnus "sleep". Replaced older form: sompnolent.

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�s�mn�l�nt/
italbrac|US IPA|/�s��mn�l�nt/
audio|en-us-somnolent.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. drowsy|Drowsy or sleepy.
2. Causing sleepiness; soporific.

Translations
trans-top|drowsy
Finnish: uninen
German: schläfrig
Kurdish: xewto
trans-mid
Portuguese: sonolento
Russian: за��па��ий (zasypájuš'ij), д�емл��ий (dr'éml'uš'ij), �онн�й (sónnyj)
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trans-top|soporific
Finnish: unettava
German: einschläfernd
Kurdish: xewîner
trans-mid
Russian: ���пл���ий (usypl'ájuš'ij), �ба�кива��ий (ubajúkivajuš'ij)
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trans-top|translations to be checked
trans-mid
ttbc|Spanish: somnolienta
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fr:somnolent
io:somnolent
fi:somnolent
vi:somnolent

• 2007-06-19 22:37 - EncycloPetey - /* Pronunciation */

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