svefninn langi

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “the long sleep”.

Noun

svefninn langi m (definite only, genitive singular svefnsins langa, no plural)

  1. (euphemistic) death; eternal sleep; eternal rest
    Hún var orðin þreytt á þessum veikindum og er nú sjálfsagt fegin að fá svefninn langa. ― She had grown weary of her illness; death's arrival will have been a relief for her.
    Það verður nægur tími fyrir svefn í svefninum langa. ― I'll have plenty of time to sleep when I'm dead.

Declension

Declension of svefninn langi (sg-only masculine)
definite singular
nominative svefninn langi
accusative svefninn langa
dative svefninum langa
genitive svefnsins langa
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