søvn
See also: sovn
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk svevn, søvn, Swedish sömn, English sweven (archaic). The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep”), which is also the source of Latin somnus and Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos). Related to the verb sove (“to sleep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /søvˀn/, [ˈsœwˀn]
Noun
søvn c (singular definite søvnen, not used in plural form)
Declension
Declension of søvn
| common gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | søvn | søvnen |
| genitive | søvns | søvnens |
Derived terms
- eftermiddagssøvn
- halvsøvn
- middagssøvn
- nattesøvn
- REM-søvn
- rævesøvn
- skønhedssøvn
- søvnbehov
- søvnbesvær
- søvndrukken
- søvndyssende
- søvngænger
- søvnig
- søvnløs
- søvnmangel
- søvnmønster
- søvnproblem
- søvnrytme
- tornerosesøvn
- vintersøvn
References
- “søvn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /søvn/, [sœʋn]
Noun
søvn m (definite singular søvnen, dative form søvne) (uncountable)
- sleep (state of reduced consciousness)
Derived terms
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /søvn/, [sœʋn]
Derived terms
References
- “søvn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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