somna
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
somna (present tense somnar, past tense somna, past participle somna, passive infinitive somnast, present participle somnande, imperative somna/somn)
- (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (“to fall asleep”)
References edit
- “somna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sofna, equivalent to sova (“to sleep”) + -na (“inchoative suffix”). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and rämna, lämna, formed in the same manner.
Verb edit
somna (present somnar, preterite somnade, supine somnat, imperative somna)
- to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
- to fall asleep (go numb, especially of a leg or an arm)
- Synonym: domna
- Mitt ben har somnat
- My leg has fallen asleep
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of somna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | somna | — | ||
| Supine | somnat | — | ||
| Imperative | somna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | somnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | somnar | somnade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | somna | somnade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | somne | somnade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | somnande | |||
| Past participle | somnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- somna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- somna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- somna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)