sömn + -lös first observed in 1635. A noun sömnlösa (“sleeplessness”) was first used in 1623. The more common noun sömnlöshet (“sleeplessness”) was first used in 1681.
sömnlös
Inflection of sömnlös | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | sömnlös | sömnlösare | sömnlösast |
Neuter singular | sömnlöst | sömnlösare | sömnlösast |
Plural | sömnlösa | sömnlösare | sömnlösast |
Masculine plural3 | sömnlöse | sömnlösare | sömnlösast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | sömnlöse | sömnlösare | sömnlösaste |
All | sömnlösa | sömnlösare | sömnlösaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |