insomnia

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See also: insómnia and insômnia

English

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Etymology

From Latin in- (“without”) +‎ somnus (“sleep”, noun) +‎ -ia, equivalent to in- +‎ somn- +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɒmniə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

insomnia (countable and uncountable, plural insomnias)

  1. (medicine) A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.
    My mother suffers from insomnia.
    • 2024 March 11, Madeline Holcombe, “What to do on the nights you are struggling with insomnia, according to experts”, in CNN‎:
      It’s also possible for insomnia to be caused by restless leg syndrome.

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English insomnia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈinsomniɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): in‧som‧ni‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): in‧som‧nia

Noun

insomnia

  1. (medicine) Synonym of unettomuus (“insomnia”)

Declension

Inflection of insomnia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative insomnia insomniat
genitive insomnian insomnioiden
insomnioitten
partitive insomniaa insomnioita
illative insomniaan insomnioihin
singular plural
nominative insomnia insomniat
accusative nom. insomnia insomniat
gen. insomnian
genitive insomnian insomnioiden
insomnioitten
insomniain rare
partitive insomniaa insomnioita
inessive insomniassa insomnioissa
elative insomniasta insomnioista
illative insomniaan insomnioihin
adessive insomnialla insomnioilla
ablative insomnialta insomnioilta
allative insomnialle insomnioille
essive insomniana insomnioina
translative insomniaksi insomnioiksi
abessive insomniatta insomnioitta
instructive — insomnioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of insomnia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative insomniani insomniani
accusative nom. insomniani insomniani
gen. insomniani
genitive insomniani insomnioideni
insomnioitteni
insomniaini rare
partitive insomniaani insomnioitani
inessive insomniassani insomnioissani
elative insomniastani insomnioistani
illative insomniaani insomnioihini
adessive insomniallani insomnioillani
ablative insomnialtani insomnioiltani
allative insomnialleni insomnioilleni
essive insomnianani insomnioinani
translative insomniakseni insomnioikseni
abessive insomniattani insomnioittani
instructive — —
comitative — insomnioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative insomniasi insomniasi
accusative nom. insomniasi insomniasi
gen. insomniasi
genitive insomniasi insomnioidesi
insomnioittesi
insomniaisi rare
partitive insomniaasi insomnioitasi
inessive insomniassasi insomnioissasi
elative insomniastasi insomnioistasi
illative insomniaasi insomnioihisi
adessive insomniallasi insomnioillasi
ablative insomnialtasi insomnioiltasi
allative insomniallesi insomnioillesi
essive insomnianasi insomnioinasi
translative insomniaksesi insomnioiksesi
abessive insomniattasi insomnioittasi
instructive — —
comitative — insomnioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative insomniamme insomniamme
accusative nom. insomniamme insomniamme
gen. insomniamme
genitive insomniamme insomnioidemme
insomnioittemme
insomniaimme rare
partitive insomniaamme insomnioitamme
inessive insomniassamme insomnioissamme
elative insomniastamme insomnioistamme
illative insomniaamme insomnioihimme
adessive insomniallamme insomnioillamme
ablative insomnialtamme insomnioiltamme
allative insomniallemme insomnioillemme
essive insomnianamme insomnioinamme
translative insomniaksemme insomnioiksemme
abessive insomniattamme insomnioittamme
instructive — —
comitative — insomnioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative insomnianne insomnianne
accusative nom. insomnianne insomnianne
gen. insomnianne
genitive insomnianne insomnioidenne
insomnioittenne
insomniainne rare
partitive insomniaanne insomnioitanne
inessive insomniassanne insomnioissanne
elative insomniastanne insomnioistanne
illative insomniaanne insomnioihinne
adessive insomniallanne insomnioillanne
ablative insomnialtanne insomnioiltanne
allative insomniallenne insomnioillenne
essive insomniananne insomnioinanne
translative insomniaksenne insomnioiksenne
abessive insomniattanne insomnioittanne
instructive — —
comitative — insomnioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative insomniansa insomniansa
accusative nom. insomniansa insomniansa
gen. insomniansa
genitive insomniansa insomnioidensa
insomnioittensa
insomniainsa rare
partitive insomniaansa insomnioitaan
insomnioitansa
inessive insomniassaan
insomniassansa 		insomnioissaan
insomnioissansa
elative insomniastaan
insomniastansa 		insomnioistaan
insomnioistansa
illative insomniaansa insomnioihinsa
adessive insomniallaan
insomniallansa 		insomnioillaan
insomnioillansa
ablative insomnialtaan
insomnialtansa 		insomnioiltaan
insomnioiltansa
allative insomnialleen
insomniallensa 		insomnioilleen
insomnioillensa
essive insomnianaan
insomnianansa 		insomnioinaan
insomnioinansa
translative insomniakseen
insomniaksensa 		insomnioikseen
insomnioiksensa
abessive insomniattaan
insomniattansa 		insomnioittaan
insomnioittansa
instructive — —
comitative — insomnioineen
insomnioinensa

Indonesian

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Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

Noun

insomnia (plural insomnia-insomnia)

  1. (medicine) insomnia

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Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From insomnis +‎ -ia.

Noun

īnsomnia f (genitive īnsomniae); first declension

  1. sleeplessness, insomnia
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative īnsomnia īnsomniae
genitive īnsomniae īnsomniārum
dative īnsomniae īnsomniīs
accusative īnsomniam īnsomniās
ablative īnsomniā īnsomniīs
vocative īnsomnia īnsomniae
Descendants
  • English: insomnia
  • Italian: insonnia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

īnsomnia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of īnsomnis

References

  • “insomnia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “insomnia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • insomnia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

insomnia f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of insomnie
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