insomnis

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Latin

Etymology

From somnus (sleep) +‎ in- -is.

Pronunciation

Adjective

īnsomnis (neuter īnsomne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. sleepless, unsleeping

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative īnsomnis īnsomne īnsomnēs īnsomnia
Genitive īnsomnis īnsomnium
Dative īnsomnī īnsomnibus
Accusative īnsomnem īnsomne īnsomnēs
īnsomnīs
īnsomnia
Ablative īnsomnī īnsomnibus
Vocative īnsomnis īnsomne īnsomnēs īnsomnia

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Catalan: insomne
  • Italian: insonne
  • Spanish: insomne

References

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