somna

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna.

Pronunciation

Verb

somna (present tense somnar, past tense somna, past participle somna, passive infinitive somnast, present participle somnande, imperative somna/somn)

  1. (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (“to fall asleep”)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna, equivalent to sova (“to sleep”) +‎ -na (“inchoative suffix”). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and rämna, lämna, formed in the same manner.

Verb

somna (present somnar, preterite somnade, supine somnat, imperative somna)

  1. to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
  2. to fall asleep (go numb, especially of a leg or an arm)
    Synonym: domna
    Mitt ben har somnat
    My leg has fallen asleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of somna (weak)
active passive
infinitive somna —
supine somnat —
imperative somna —
imper. plural1 somnen —
present past present past
indicative somnar somnade — —
ind. plural1 somna somnade — —
subjunctive2 somne somnade — —
present participle somnande
past participle somnad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

  • sova (“to sleep”)
  • sömn c (“sleep”)
  • söva (“to put to sleep”)

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