somnos

English

Etymology

From a proprietary name, from Latin somnos (sleep).

Noun

somnos (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A hypnotic and sedative drug containing chloral hydrate.
    • 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 47, pages 872–875:
      The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.

Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • somnosu

Etymology

From somnu +‎ -os. Compare Romanian somnoros.

Adjective

somnos m (feminine somnoasã, plural somnosh, feminine plural somnoasi or somnoase)

  1. sleepy, drowsy

Latin

Noun

somnōs

  1. accusative plural of somnus

Portuguese

Noun

somnos

  1. plural of somno

Romanian

Etymology

From somn +‎ -os.

Adjective

somnos m or n (feminine singular somnoasă, masculine plural somnoși, feminine and neuter plural somnoase)

  1. sleepy

Declension

Declension of somnos
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite somnos somnoasă somnoși somnoase
definite somnosul somnoasa somnoșii somnoasele
genitive-
dative
indefinite somnos somnoase somnoși somnoase
definite somnosului somnoasei somnoșilor somnoaselor

References

  • somnos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN