somna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɔm.nɑ/

Verb

somna (present tense somnar, past tense somna, past participle somna, passive infinitive somnast, present participle somnande, imperative somna/somn)

1. (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (“to fall asleep”)

References

• “somna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sofna, equivalent to sova (“to sleep”) +‎ -na (“inchoative suffix”). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and rämna, lämna, formed in the same manner.

Verb

somna (present somnar, preterite somnade, supine somnat, imperative somna)

1. to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
2. to fall asleep (go numb, especially of a leg or an arm)

   Synonym: domna

   Mitt ben har somnat

   My leg has fallen asleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of somna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	somna		—
Supine	somnat		—
Imperative	somna		—
Imper. plural1	somnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	somnar	somnade	—	—
Ind. plural1	somna	somnade	—	—
Subjunctive2	somne	somnade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	somnande
Past participle	somnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• somna in
• somna om

Related terms

• sova (“to sleep”)
• sömn c (“sleep”)
• söva (“to put to sleep”)

References

• somna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• somna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• somna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Monas, Omans