soporífero

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See also: soporifero

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: so‧po‧rí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

soporífero (feminine soporífera, masculine plural soporíferos, feminine plural soporíferas)

  1. soporific (tending to induce sleep)
    Synonyms: sonífero, soporífico

Noun

soporífero m (plural soporíferos)

  1. soporific (sleep-inducing agent)
    Synonyms: sonífero, soporífico

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sopoˈɾifeɾo/
  • Rhymes: -ifeɾo
  • Syllabification: so‧po‧rí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

soporífero (feminine soporífera, masculine plural soporíferos, feminine plural soporíferas)

  1. soporific (tending to induce sleep)
    Synonyms: somnífero, soporífico

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