svøvnloysi
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From svøvnur (“sleep”) + -loysi (“-lessness”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
svøvnloysi n (genitive singular svøvnloysis, uncountable)
- sleeplessness, insomnia
- Synonym: andvekur
- liggja í svøvnloysi ― to lie awake at night
Declension edit
| n24s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | svøvnloysi | svøvnloysið |
| Accusative | svøvnloysi | svøvnloysið |
| Dative | svøvnloysi | svøvnloys(i)num |
| Genitive | svøvnloysis | svøvnloysisins |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- "svøvnloysi" at Sprotin.fo