dormita

See also: dormitá

Italian

Etymology

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of dormire (to sleep). Cognate with Sicilian durmuta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dorˈmi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: dor‧mì‧ta

Noun

dormita f (plural dormite)

  1. a sleep, slumber
    Synonyms: sonno, sonnellino, pisolino, riposino, pisolo, pennichella, dormitina
    Una dormita in questo momento non sarebbe certo male...
    A [little] nap this moment would certainly not be a bad thing, eh.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • dormita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • dormita in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dormītā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dormītō

Portuguese

Verb

dormita

  1. inflection of dormitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dormītāre.

Verb

a dormita (third-person singular present dormitează, past participle dormitat) 1st conjugation

  1. to doze, nap, nod, snooze
    Synonym: ațipi

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

dormita

  1. inflection of dormitar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative