svefn
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- svöfn (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svɛpn/
- Rhymes: -ɛpn
Noun
svefn m (genitive singular svefns, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | svefn | svefninn |
| accusative | svefn | svefninn |
| dative | svefni | svefninum |
| genitive | svefns | svefnsins |
Derived terms
in phrases
- falla í svefn (“to fall asleep”) (uncommon)
- í fasta svefni (“to be sound asleep”)
- leggjast til svefns (“to go to bed”)
- sofna svefninum langa, sofna hinsta svefni (“to die”)
- svefninn langi (“death”)
- tala upp úr svefni (“to sleep talk”)
in compound words
- djúpsvefn
- smásvefn
- svefnbekkur
- svefnfriður
- svefnherbergi n (“bedroom”)
- svefnklefi
- svefnlaus
- svefnleysi n (“insomnia”)
- svefnleysislegur
- svefnléttur
- svefnlyf
- svefnmeðal
- svefnmók
- svefnpilla
- svefnpoka
- svefnpurka f (“sleepyhead, lie-a-bed, sluggard”)
- svefnrof
- svefnró
- svefnsófi
- svefnsýki
- svefntafla
- svefnugur
- svefnvana
- svefnþungur
- vetrarsvefn
Related terms
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- sömn — non, Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, an extension of *swep- (“sleep”). Cognate with Old Saxon sweƀan, Old English swefn, English sweven. The Indo-European root also led to Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos), Latin somnus, Old Irish suan, Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati), Russian спать (spatʹ), Latvian sapnis.
Noun
svefn m
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | svefn | svefninn | svefnar | svefnarnir |
| accusative | svefn | svefninn | svefna | svefnana |
| dative | svefni | svefninum | svefnum | svefnunum |
| genitive | svefns | svefnsins | svefna | svefnanna |
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “svefn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
- M. Hægstad (1899) Gamalt trøndermaal : upplysningar um maalet i Trøndelag fyrr 1350 og ei utgreiding um vokalverket, page 1</ref>