schlummern

Meaning

to sleep lightly or briefly; to doze; to slumber

Concepts

slumber

sleep

😴

drowse

doze

nap

close one’s eyes

catnap

lay-down, to

kip

lie dormant

rest

roost

Synonyms

schlafen

😴

dösen

pennen

😴

ratzen

😴

schnarchen

knacken

ruhen

koksen

pofen

😴

in Morpheus' Armen wiegen

in Morpheus' Armen ruhen

in Morpheus' Armen liegen

ausruhen

Bubu machen

ausschlafen

einschlafen

verschlafen

ein Nickerchen machen

leicht schlafen

Schläfchen machen

ein Schläfchen halten

Heia machen

Translations

dormitar

sluimeren

dormire

😴

druilen

dutten

dormicchiare

uyumak

😴

uyuklamak

dormir

😴

dormire

faire dodo

😴

pioncer

somnoler

κοιμάμαι

dormio

😴

Dialects

Aargau

bäisere

Basel-Landschaft

duusle

Basel-Landschaft

ninnele

Basel-Landschaft

nugge

Basel-Landschaft

nunnele

Basel-Landschaft

pfyyserle

Basel-Landschaft

schleeffele

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlʊmɐn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: slummen

Inherited from Old High German: *slūmēn

Cognate with Dutch: sluimeren

Cognate with English: slumber

In summary

An originally Low and Central German word, from northern Middle High German slummen and Middle Low German slummeren, slommen, from Old High German *slūmēn, from Proto-Germanic *slūm-. Cognate with Dutch sluimeren, English slumber.