insônia

See also: insónia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• insónia (Portugal)
• insómnia (obsolete, Portugal)
• insômnia (obsolete, Brazil)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsomnia, from īnsomnis (“sleepless”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsõ.ni.ɐ/ [ĩˈsõ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsõ.njɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈsõ.ni.ɐ/ [ĩˈsõ.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈsõ.njɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈso.ni.a/ [ĩˈso.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ĩˈso.nja/

Noun

insônia f (plural insônias) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (pathology) insomnia (sleeping disorder)

   Synonyms: insonolência, vigília

   Antonym: hipersonia

Hypernyms

• dissonia, distúrbio do sono

Related terms

• sono
• sonolência