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somnos

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English

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Etymology

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From a proprietary name, from Latin somnos (sleep).

Noun

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somnos (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A hypnotic and sedative drug containing chloral hydrate.
    • 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 47, pages 872–875:
      The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.

Anagrams

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From somnu +‎ -os. Compare Romanian somnoros.

Adjective

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somnos m (feminine somnoasã, plural somnosh, feminine plural somnoasi or somnoase)

  1. sleepy, drowsy
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Latin

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Noun

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somnōs

  1. accusative plural of somnus

Romanian

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Etymology

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From somn +‎ -os.

Adjective

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somnos m or n (feminine singular somnoasă, masculine plural somnoși, feminine and neuter plural somnoase)

  1. sleepy

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite somnos somnoasă somnoși somnoase
definite somnosul somnoasa somnoșii somnoasele
genitive-
dative
indefinite somnos somnoase somnoși somnoase
definite somnosului somnoasei somnoșilor somnoaselor

References

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  • somnos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN