svøvnloysi

Faroese

Etymology

From svøvnur (“sleep”) +‎ -loysi (“-lessness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvœvnˌlɔisɪ/

Noun

svøvnloysi n (genitive singular svøvnloysis, uncountable)

  1. sleeplessness, insomnia
    Synonym: andvekur
    liggja í svøvnloysi ― to lie awake at night

Declension

n24-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative svøvnloysi svøvnloysið
accusative svøvnloysi svøvnloysið
dative svøvnloysi svøvnloysnum, svøvnloysinum
genitive svøvnloysis svøvnloysisins

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