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Asturian
Verb
sueño
- first-person singular present indicative of soñar
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish sueño.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweɲo/,
- Hyphenation: sue‧ño
Noun
sueño
- sleep
- dream
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweɲo/
- Rhymes: -eɲo
- Syllabification: sue‧ño
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish suenno, from Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Compare Portuguese sono, Italian sonno (“sleep”) and Sicilian sonnu (“sleep”).
Noun
sueño m (plural sueños)
- sleep, slumber
- sleepiness
Tengo mucho sueño.- I am very sleepy.
- (literally, “I have much sleepiness”)
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Spanish suenno, from Latin somnium (“dream”), a derivative of somnus (“sleep”) (as Etymology 1). Compare Portuguese sonho, Italian sogno (“dream”) and Sicilian sonnu (“dream”).
Noun
sueño m (plural sueños)
- dream
Realicé mi sueño.- I have fulfilled my dream.
Dónde Están Mis Sueños- Where Are My Dreams
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
sueño
- first-person singular present indicative of soñar
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