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soporifero

soporifero

See also: soporífero

Italian

Adjective

soporifero m ‎(feminine singular soporifera, masculine plural soporiferi, feminine plural soporifere)

  1. soporific
  2. (figuratively, humorous) boring, tedious

Latin

Adjective

sopōriferō

  1. dative masculine singular of sopōrifer
  2. dative neuter singular of sopōrifer
  3. ablative masculine singular of sopōrifer
  4. ablative neuter singular of sopōrifer

Etymology

From Latin sopōriferum, accusative form of sopōrifer, derived from sopor ‎(“sleep”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep- ‎(“to sleep”).
Surface analysis: sopor(e) ‎(“sleep”) +‎ -ifero ‎(“bearing”, “carrying”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /so.poˈri.fe.ro/, [s̪opoˈr̺iːfer̺o]
  • Hyphenation: so‧po‧rì‧fe‧ro

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