sommeil

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sumeil, from Vulgar Latin *somniclum < *somniculum, from Latin somnus (“sleep”) + -culus (diminutive suffix), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ.mɛj/
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Rhymes: -ɛj

Noun

sommeil m (plural sommeils)

sleep

Derived terms

Further reading

“sommeil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

immoles, immolés

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