soneca

See also: Soneca

Galician

Etymology

From sono (“sleep”) +‎ -eca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈnɛka̝/

Noun

soneca f (plural sonecas)

1. nap

   Synonyms: sesta, sonada

   • 2012, Víctor Fernández Freixanes, Cabalo de ouros, Editorial Galaxia, →ISBN:

     Don Manoliño pedíu un recanto para botar unha soneca

     Don Manoliño asked for a place where he could take a nap

Related terms

• sono

References

• “soneca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “soneca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From sono (“sleep”) +‎ -eca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈnɛ.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈnɛ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈnɛ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈnɛ.kɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛkɐ
• Hyphenation: so‧ne‧ca

Noun

soneca f (plural sonecas)

1. nap (short period of sleep)

   Synonyms: sesta, cochilo

   Só vou tirar uma soneca. ― I'm just going to take a nap.

Derived terms

• sonecar

Etymology 2

Verb

soneca

1. inflection of sonecar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative