somnificus

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Latin

Etymology

From somniō +‎ -ficus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

somnificus (feminine somnifica, neuter somnificum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. inducing sleep

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative somnificus somnifica somnificum somnificī somnificae somnifica
genitive somnificī somnificae somnificī somnificōrum somnificārum somnificōrum
dative somnificō somnificae somnificō somnificīs
accusative somnificum somnificam somnificum somnificōs somnificās somnifica
ablative somnificō somnificā somnificō somnificīs
vocative somnifice somnifica somnificum somnificī somnificae somnifica

References

  • somnificus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • somnificus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.