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somnolentia

somnolentia

Latin

Noun

somnolentia f ‎(genitive somnolentiae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) sleepiness, drowsiness
    1. vocative singular of somnolentia
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative somnolentia somnolentiae
genitive somnolentiae somnolentiārum
dative somnolentiae somnolentiīs
accusative somnolentiam somnolentiās
ablative somnolentiā somnolentiīs
vocative somnolentia somnolentiae
Descendants

Pronunciation 2

Noun

somnolentiā

  1. ablative singular of somnolentia

Etymology

Derived from somnus ‎(“sleep”).
Surface analysis: somnolent(us) ‎(“sleepy”, “drowsy”) +‎ -ia ‎(nominal derivative suffix).

Pronunciation 1

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /som.noˈlen.ti.a/, [sɔm.nɔˈɫɛn.ti.a]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /som.noˈlen.t͡si.a/
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /som.noˈlen.ti.aː/, [sɔm.nɔˈɫɛn.ti.aː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /som.noˈlen.t͡si.a/

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