somnifer

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See also: somnífer

Latin

Etymology

    From somnus (“sleep”) +‎ -fer (“carrying”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    somnifer (feminine somnifera, neuter somniferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

    1. somniferous

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative somnifer somnifera somniferum somniferī somniferae somnifera
    genitive somniferī somniferae somniferī somniferōrum somniferārum somniferōrum
    dative somniferō somniferae somniferō somniferīs
    accusative somniferum somniferam somniferum somniferōs somniferās somnifera
    ablative somniferō somniferā somniferō somniferīs
    vocative somnifer somnifera somniferum somniferī somniferae somnifera

    Descendants

    References

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

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French somnifère.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    somnifer m or n (feminine singular somniferă, masculine plural somniferi, feminine and neuter plural somnifere)

    1. somniferous, hypnagogic (causing sleep or drowsiness)
      Synonyms: hipnotic, hipnotizant, narcotic, soporific, soporifer, soporativ

    Declension

    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative     		indefinite somnifer somniferă somniferi somnifere
    definite somniferul somnifera somniferii somniferele
    genitive-
    dative     		indefinite somnifer somnifere somniferi somnifere
    definite somniferului somniferei somniferelor somniferilor

    Synonyms

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