somnos

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English

Etymology

From a proprietary name, from Latin somnos (“sleep”).

Noun

somnos (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A hypnotic and sedative drug containing chloral hydrate.
    • 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 47, pages 872–875:
      The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.

Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From somnu +‎ -os. Compare Romanian somnoros.

Adjective

somnos m (feminine somnoasã, plural somnosh, feminine plural somnoasi or somnoase)

  1. sleepy, drowsy

Latin

Noun

somnōs

  1. accusative plural of somnus

Romanian

Etymology

From somn +‎ -os.

Adjective

somnos m or n (feminine singular somnoasă, masculine plural somnoși, feminine and neuter plural somnoase)

  1. sleepy

Declension

Declension of somnos
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite somnos somnoasă somnoși somnoase
definite somnosul somnoasa somnoșii somnoasele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite somnos somnoase somnoși somnoase
definite somnosului somnoasei somnoșilor somnoaselor

References

  • somnos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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