søvn

See also: sovn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk svevn, søvn, Swedish sömn, English sweven (archaic). The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep”), which is also the source of Latin somnus and Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos). Related to the verb sove (“to sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søvˀn/, [ˈsœwˀn]

Noun

søvn c (singular definite søvnen, not used in plural form)

1. sleep
2. gound (mucus that accumulates by the eyes during sleep)

Declension

Declension of søvn

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	søvn	søvnen
genitive	søvns	søvnens

Derived terms

• eftermiddagssøvn
• halvsøvn
• middagssøvn
• nattesøvn
• REM-søvn
• rævesøvn
• skønhedssøvn
• søvnbehov
• søvnbesvær
• søvndrukken
• søvndyssende
• søvngænger
• søvnig
• søvnløs
• søvnmangel
• søvnmønster
• søvnproblem
• søvnrytme
• tornerosesøvn
• vintersøvn

 

References

• “søvn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Noun

søvn n pl

1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of savn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søvn/, [sœʋn]

Noun

søvn m (definite singular søvnen, dative form søvne) (uncountable)

1. sleep (state of reduced consciousness)

Derived terms

• søvnløs
• søvnmangel
• søvnproblem

Related terms

• sove

References

• “søvn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “søvn” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• svevn

Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søvn/, [sœʋn]

Noun

søvn m (definite singular søvnen, dative form søvne) (uncountable)

1. sleep

Derived terms

• søvnmangel
• søvnproblem

Related terms

• sove, sova

References

• “søvn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.