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Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *somniculāre, derived from somniculus, diminutive of Latin somnus. Compare Latin somniculōsus, French sommeiller.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /son.nekˈkja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: son‧nec‧chià‧re

Verb edit

sonnecchiàre (first-person singular present sonnécchio, first-person singular past historic sonnecchiài, past participle sonnecchiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to drowse, to doze off, to nod off [auxiliary avere]

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