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).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative somnifer somnifera somniferum somniferī somniferae somnifera
Genitive somniferī somniferae somniferī somniferōrum somniferārum somniferōrum
Dative somniferō 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

Declension of somnifer
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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