somnambulus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From somnus (“sleep”) + ambulō (“to walk”) + -us after fūnambulus (“rope-dancer”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /somˈnam.bu.lus/, [s̠ɔmˈnämbʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /somˈnam.bu.lus/, [somˈnämbulus]
Noun edit
somnambulus m (genitive somnambulī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | somnambulus | somnambulī |
| Genitive | somnambulī | somnambulōrum |
| Dative | somnambulō | somnambulīs |
| Accusative | somnambulum | somnambulōs |
| Ablative | somnambulō | somnambulīs |
| Vocative | somnambule | somnambulī |
References edit
- somnambulus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016