sömnlös
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
sömn + -lös first observed in 1635. A noun sömnlösa (“sleeplessness”) was first used in 1623. The more common noun sömnlöshet (“sleeplessness”) was first used in 1681.
Adjective edit
sömnlös
- sleepless, lacking sleep, unable to fall asleep (of a night or a person)
Declension edit
| Inflection of sömnlös | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | sömnlös | sömnlösare | sömnlösast |
| Neuter singular | sömnlöst | sömnlösare | sömnlösast |
| Plural | sömnlösa | sömnlösare | sömnlösast |
| Masculine plural3 | sömnlöse | sömnlösare | sömnlösast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | sömnlöse | sömnlösare | sömnlösaste |
| All | sömnlösa | sömnlösare | sömnlösaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
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Further reading edit
- sömnlös in Svensk ordbok.