sommeil

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Meaning

sleep

Concepts

sleep

sleepy

sleepiness

slumber

sleeping

nap

rest

be sleepy

being sleepy

light sleep

wakefulness

dream

repose

relaxation

eternal rest

eternal sleep

quietus

sopor

drowsiness

somnolence

Frequency

B1
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɔ.mɛj/
Etymology

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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