soporífico

Portuguese

Etymology

From French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swepōr, from *swep-.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.poˈɾi.fi.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /so.poˈɾi.fi.ko/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.puˈɾi.fi.ku/

Adjective

soporífico (feminine soporífica, masculine plural soporíficos, feminine plural soporíficas)

soporific (tending to induce sleep)
Synonyms: sonífero, soporífero

Noun

soporífico m (plural soporíficos)

soporific (sleep-inducing agent)
Synonyms: sonífero, soporífero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French soporifique, from Latin sopor (“deep sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swepōr, from *swep-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sopoˈɾifiko/ [so.poˈɾi.fi.ko]
Rhymes: -ifiko
Syllabification: so‧po‧rí‧fi‧co

Adjective

soporífico (feminine soporífica, masculine plural soporíficos, feminine plural soporíficas)

soporific (tending to induce sleep)
Synonyms: somnífero, soporífero

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