sonnu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• suonnu, suennu (Diphtongization, most of the south-eastern metaphonetic Sicilian dialects)
• sunnu (vocalic hypercorrection, most of the central metaphonetic Sicilian dialects)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔnːu/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈswɔnːu/ (Diphtongized)
• Hyphenation: sòn‧nu

Etymology 1

From Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Compare Portuguese sono, Italian sonno (“sleep”) and Spanish sueño (“sleep”).

Noun

sonnu m (plural sonna or sònnura)

1. sleep, slumber
2. sleepiness

   Àju assai sonnu.

   I am very sleepy.

   (literally, “I have much sleepiness”)

3. (anatomy) temple

Derived terms

• fàrisi calari u sonnu
• paràlisi nnô sonnu
• sonnu pisanti
• malu sonnu
• panzata 'i sonnu

Related terms

• sunnulentu

See also

• addurmiscìrisi
• addurmisciutu
• dòrmiri
• durmuta
• nzunnia

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *somnum, from Latin somnium (“dream”); otherwise directly from somnus (“sleep”) (as Etymology 1). Compare Portuguese sonho, Italian sogno (“dream”) and Spanish sueño (“dream”).

Alternative forms

• suonnu (Diphtongization)
• sognu (Italianization)

Noun

sonnu m

1. dream

   A l'autra notti fici un sonnu.

   Last night I made a dream.

Derived terms

• sonnu duci
• sonnu miricanu

Related terms

• sunnari

Verb

sonnu

1. first-person singular present indicative of sunnari