Masculine
sommeil
Concepts
be sleepy
being sleepy
light sleep
eternal rest
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɔ.mɛj/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French sumeil, from Vulgar Latin *somniclum < *somniculum, from Latin somnus (“sleep”) + -culus (diminutive suffix), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.
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