nap

Signification (English)

Noun

A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

Verb

1. To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
2. To be off one's guard.

Verb

To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).

Verb

To grab; to nab.

Verb

To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)

Concepts

sieste

somme

sommeil

😴

petit somme

lainer

roupillon

😴

sommeiller

repos

faire une sieste

sommme

poil

duvet

faire un somme

hourder

Synonyms

doze

snooze

siesta

sleep

😴

short sleep

pile

light sleep

catnap

slumber

drowse

doze off

sleep lightly

kip

fluff

forty winks

Napoleon

zizz

down

fur

fuzz

hair

have a nap

rest

catch a wink

cat sleep

be drowsy

have a wink

shuteye

nab

sleepiness

grain

floss

steal

take a nap

velour

villus

wool

cat nap

draught

drowse off

flake out

fibers

nod off

feathers

catch some z’s

stopping at an inn

nod

plumage

drop off

roughen

shag

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/nap/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: nappen

Inherited from ancien anglais: hnappian

Cognate with ancien haut allemand: hnaffezan

Cognate with moyen haut-allemand: nafzen

Cognate with allemand: -

Inherited from moyen anglais: noppe

Inherited from moyen anglais: nap

Inherited from ancien anglais: hnæpp

Cognate with néerlandais: nap

Cognate with bas-allemand: Napp

Cognate with allemand: Napf

Cognate with islandais: hnappur

In summary

From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (whence Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) whence German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).