durmiente

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Spanish

Etymology

From dormir (“to sleep”) +‎ -iente. The sense “railway sleeper” is a semantic loan from English sleeper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duɾˈmjente/
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: dur‧mien‧te

Adjective

durmiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural durmientes)

  1. sleeping, who sleeps
    La bella durmiente. ― The sleeping beauty.
  2. (heraldry) dormant

Derived terms

Noun

durmiente m or f by sense (plural durmientes)

  1. sleeper (person or creature who is sleeping)
  2. (rail transport, Latin America) railway sleeper, tie
    Synonym: traviesa

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