See also: soñolencia

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin somnolentia, derived from Latin somnus (sleep), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (sleep”, “slumber).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.noˈlẽ.si.ɐ/ [so.noˈlẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /so.noˈlẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /so.noˈlẽ.si.a/ [so.noˈlẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /so.noˈlẽ.sja/

  • Hyphenation: so‧no‧lên‧ci‧a

Noun

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sonolência f (plural sonolências)

  1. somnolence
  2. slumber
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Further reading

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