søvn

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Danish

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Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk svevn, søvn, Swedish sömn, English sweven (archaic). The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep”), which is also the source of Latin somnus and Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos). Related to the verb sove (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

Noun

søvn c (singular definite søvnen, not used in plural form)

  1. sleep
  2. gound (mucus that accumulates by the eyes during sleep)

Declension

Declension of søvn
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative søvn søvnen
genitive søvns søvnens

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Noun

søvn n pl

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of savn

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

søvn m (definite singular søvnen, dative form søvne) (uncountable)

  1. sleep (state of reduced consciousness)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

søvn m (definite singular søvnen, dative form søvne) (uncountable)

  1. sleep

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