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Ukrainian
Etymology
From сон (son) + -ли́вий (-lývyj). Compare Russian сонли́вый (sonlívyj), Belarusian санлі́вы (sanlívy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
сонли́вий • (sonlývyj) (adverb сонли́во, abstract noun сонли́вість)
- sleepy, somnolent, drowsy (feeling the need for sleep; inclined to sleep)
- (figuratively) sleepy (quiet; without bustle or activity)
- sleepy (suggesting tiredness)
- sleepy (tending to induce sleep)
Declension
Declension of сонли́вий (hard)
Synonyms
- (feeling the need for sleep, without bustle or activity, suggesting tiredness): со́нний (sónnyj)
See also
References
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “сонливий”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “сонливий”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “сонливий”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “сонливий”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)