schlummern

German

Etymology

An originally Low and Central German word, from northern Middle High German slummen and Middle Low German slummeren, slommen, from Old High German *slūmēn, from Proto-Germanic *slūm-. Cognate with Dutch sluimeren, English slumber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlʊmɐn/
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Verb

schlummern (weak, third-person singular present schlummert, past tense schlummerte, past participle geschlummert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to sleep lightly or briefly; to doze; to slumber
    Synonyms: dämmern, dösen, duseln, nicken, schlafen

Usage notes

  • Schlummern typically refers to actual sleep, not just rest with one’s eyes closed. The synonym dösen has both of these meanings.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • einschlummern
  • Schlummerkissen n
  • Schlummerlied n
  • Schlummermutter f
  • Schlummerrolle f
  • Schlummerstündchen n, Schlummerstunde f
  • Schlummertrunk m

See also

Further reading

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