somna om

Swedish

Etymology

somna (“fall asleep”) +‎ om (“re-, again”)

Verb

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

1. to fall asleep again, after having woken up; to go back to sleep

   Jag lyckades somna om efter att jag avstyrt lönnmördaren, men blev väckt av ännu en lönnmördare

   I managed to go back to sleep after averting the assassin, but was awakened by yet another assassin

Usage notes

The present and past participles omsomnande (going back to sleep) and omsomnad (gone back to sleep) are perfectly understandable, though quirky-sounding, like in English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of somna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	somna om		somnas om
Supine	somnat om		somnats om
Imperative	somna om		—
Imper. plural1	somnen om		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	somnar om	somnade om	somnas om	somnades om
Ind. plural1	somna om	somnade om	somnas om	somnades om
Subjunctive2	somne om	somnade om	somnes om	somnades om
	Participles
Present participle	omsomnande
Past participle	omsomnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• somna om in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)