dormio

Meaning

to sleep

Concepts

sleep

😴

slumber

nap

siesta

roost

catnap

drowse

be asleep

Opposite of

expergīscor, vigilō

Synonyms

dormire

cubo

Translations

schlafen

😴

slapen

😴

dormir

😴

dormir

😴

κοιμάμαι

uyumak

😴

dormir

😴

dormir

😴

dormire

😴

maffen

😴

raketin

😴

pennen

😴

nivistin

razan

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdɔr.mi.oː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *dormjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥m-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run, sleep”).
Cognates include Old Church Slavonic дрѣмати (drěmati, “to drowse, doze”), Russian дрема́ть (dremátʹ), Sanskrit द्राति (drāti, “to sleep”), Ancient Greek δαρθάνω (darthánō, “to sleep”).