sommeil
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
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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