somnos
English
editEtymology
editFrom a proprietary name, from Latin somnos (“sleep”).
Noun
editsomnos (uncountable)
- (obsolete) A hypnotic and sedative drug containing chloral hydrate.
- 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 47, pages 872–875:
- The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.
Anagrams
editAromanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom somnu + -os. Compare Romanian somnoros.
Adjective
editsomnos m (feminine somnoasã, plural somnosh, feminine plural somnoasi or somnoase)
Related terms
editLatin
editNoun
editsomnōs
Romanian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editsomnos m or n (feminine singular somnoasă, masculine plural somnoși, feminine and neuter plural somnoase)
Declension
editDeclension of somnos
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | somnos | somnoasă | somnoși | somnoase | ||
definite | somnosul | somnoasa | somnoșii | somnoasele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | somnos | somnoase | somnoși | somnoase | ||
definite | somnosului | somnoasei | somnoșilor | somnoaselor |
References
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