寢ぬ

See also: 寝ぬ

Old Japanese

Etymology

Derived from 寢 (i, “sleep”) +‎ 寢 (nu, “to sleep”).

Verb

寢ぬ (inu) (kana いぬ)

1. to sleep

   Synonym: 寢 (nu)

   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 8, poem 1511:
     , text here

     暮去者小倉乃山尓鳴鹿者今夜波不鳴寐宿家良思母

     yupu sareba Wogura-no₂-yama ni naku sika pa ko₂yo₂pi₁ panakazu inenike₁rasi mo

     The deer at Ogura Mountain, which cries when evening arrives, appears to have fallen asleep tonight without crying.

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "寢ぬ" (ナ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	寢ね	いね	ine
Continuative (連用形)	寢ね	いね	ine
Terminal (終止形)	寢ぬ	いぬ	inu
Attributive (連体形)	寢ぬる	いぬる	inuru
Realis (已然形)	寢ぬれ	いぬれ	inure
Imperative (命令形)	寢ねよ	いねよ	ineyo
Key constructions
Negative	寢ねず	いねず	inezu
Contrasting conjunction	寢ぬれど	いぬれど	inuredo
Causal conjunction	寢ぬれば	いぬれば	inureba
Conditional conjunction	寢ねば	いねば	ineba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	寢ねき	いねき	ineki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	寢ねけり	いねけり	inekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	寢ねつ	いねつ	inetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	寢ねぬ	いねぬ	inenu
Perfect-continuative tense	寢ねたり	いねたり	inetari
Volitional	寢ねむ	いねむ	inemu

Derived terms

• 寢ねかつ (inekatu)

Descendants

• Japanese: 寝ぬ (inu)