soporífero

See also: soporifero

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.poˈɾi.fe.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.poˈɾi.fe.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.poˈɾi.fe.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.puˈɾi.fɨ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: so‧po‧rí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

soporífero (feminine soporífera, masculine plural soporíferos, feminine plural soporíferas)

1. soporific (tending to induce sleep)

   Synonyms: sonífero, soporífico

Noun

soporífero m (plural soporíferos)

1. soporific (sleep-inducing agent)

   Synonyms: sonífero, soporífico

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sopoˈɾifeɾo/ [so.poˈɾi.fe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -ifeɾo
• Syllabification: so‧po‧rí‧fe‧ro

Adjective

soporífero (feminine soporífera, masculine plural soporíferos, feminine plural soporíferas)

1. soporific (tending to induce sleep)

   Synonyms: somnífero, soporífico

Further reading

• “soporífero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014