sonno
See also: sònnò
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, from the root *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Dalmatian samno, French somme, Lithuanian sãpnas, Romanian somn, Spanish sueño.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsonno m (plural sonni)
- the state of being asleep; sleep, slumber
- the need or desire for sleep; sleepiness
- Synonyms: letargia, sonnolenza
- Antonym: insonnia
- (figurative) quiet, tranquility
- Synonyms: pace, quiete, tranquillità
- Antonyms: agitazione, confusione, turbamento
- (obsolete, poetic) dream
- Synonym: (non obsolete) sogno
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- dormire (“to sleep”)
References
edit- ^ sonno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Italian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/onno
- Rhymes:Italian/onno/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔnno
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔnno/2 syllables
- Italian terms with audio pronunciation
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
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