narcoleptic

English

Etymology

From narco- (“pertaining to sleep”) +‎ -leptic (“of or relating to a condition of seizing”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

narcoleptic (plural narcoleptics)

1. One who suffers from narcolepsy ("a disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep").

Translations

one who suffers from narcolepsy

• Danish: narkoleptiker c
• Finnish: narkoleptikko
• French: narcoleptique (fr) m or f
• German: Narkoleptiker m
• Polish: narkoleptyk (pl) m, narkoleptyczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: narcoléptico m
• Serbo-Croatian: narkoleptičar (sh)
• Spanish: narcoléptica f, narcoléptico m
• Vietnamese: ngủ rũ

Adjective

narcoleptic (comparative more narcoleptic, superlative most narcoleptic)

1. Pertaining to or affected by narcolepsy.
   • 2018 June 4, Lia Eustachewich, “3-year-old girl saves mom’s life”, in New York Post‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-11-09:

     Miranda, who is narcoleptic and forgot to take her medication, was out cold for nearly 40 minutes after the plucky little girl called 911.

2. (figuratively) Lacking activity; drowsy, lethargic.
   • 2014 February 23, Gary Shteyngart, “Wet Hot Israeli Summer”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-25:

     A tour guide, who claimed to have been a former Israeli colonel, whisked us about while he discoursed on chickpeas, the Six-Day War and, for the Christians among us, Jesus' difficult end. But the trip was pleasant in a narcoleptic, summery kind of way.

   • 2017 May 3, Michael Paterniti, “Brad Pitt Talks Divorce, Quitting Drinking, and Becoming a Better Man”, in GQ‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-28:

     The loneliness of this new life, he said, is mitigated by Jacques, who spent most of the interview beached in a narcoleptic reverie at my feet, snoring and farting.

3. (figuratively) Tending to "put someone to sleep"; extremely boring or tedious.
   • 2005 July 15, Quentin Letts, “I am white, middle-class, love my wife, own my home and adore traditional TV sitcoms. So why does the BBC hate me?”, in Daily Mail‎^[4], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-10-10:

     The debate started at 11.30am, nudging out of port with a characteristically narcoleptic speech from Lord Campbell of Alloway (Con).

Translations

pertaining to narcolepsy

• Danish: narkoleptisk
• Finnish: narkoleptinen
• French: narcoleptique (fr) m or f
• German: narkoleptisch
• Portuguese: narcoléptico
• Spanish: narcoléptico
• Vietnamese: ngủ rũ

References

• “narcoleptic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “narcoleptic”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “narcoleptic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French narcoleptique.

Noun

narcoleptic m (plural narcoleptici)

1. narcoleptic

Declension

Declension of narcoleptic

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) narcoleptic	narcolepticul	(niște) narcoleptici	narcolepticii
genitive/dative	(unui) narcoleptic	narcolepticului	(unor) narcoleptici	narcolepticilor
vocative	narcolepticule		narcolepticilor