somnifer
See also: somnífer
Latin
Etymology
From somnus (“sleep”) + -fer (“carrying”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɔm.nɪ.fɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɔm.ni.fer]
Adjective
somnifer (feminine somnifera, neuter somniferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | somnifer | somnifera | somniferum | somniferī | somniferae | somnifera | |
| genitive | somniferī | somniferae | somniferī | somniferōrum | somniferārum | somniferōrum | |
| dative | somniferō | somniferae | somniferō | somniferīs | |||
| accusative | somniferum | somniferam | somniferum | somniferōs | somniferās | somnifera | |
| ablative | somniferō | somniferā | somniferō | somniferīs | |||
| vocative | somnifer | somnifera | somniferum | somniferī | somniferae | somnifera | |
Descendants
References
- “somnifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “somnifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- somnifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French somnifère.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [som.niˈfeɾ]
Adjective
somnifer m or n (feminine singular somniferă, masculine plural somniferi, feminine and neuter plural somnifere)
- somniferous, hypnagogic (causing sleep or drowsiness)
- Synonyms: hipnotic, hipnotizant, narcotic, soporific, soporifer, soporativ
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | somnifer | somniferă | somniferi | somnifere | |||
| definite | somniferul | somnifera | somniferii | somniferele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | somnifer | somnifere | somniferi | somnifere | |||
| definite | somniferului | somniferei | somniferilor | somniferelor | ||||
Synonyms
- adormitor (rare)