svøvnloysi

Faroese

Etymology

From svøvnur (“sleep”) +‎ -loysi (“-lessness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsvœvnˌlɔisɪ/

Noun

svøvnloysi n (genitive singular svøvnloysis, uncountable)

sleeplessness, insomnia
Synonym: andvekur
liggja í svøvnloysi ― to lie awake at night

Declension

n24s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	svøvnloysi	svøvnloysið
Accusative	svøvnloysi	svøvnloysið
Dative	svøvnloysi	svøvnloys(i)num
Genitive	svøvnloysis	svøvnloysisins

Related terms

svøvnleysur
arbeiðsloysi, barnloysi, peningaloysi, siðaloysi, skilaloysi

Further reading

"svøvnloysi" at Sprotin.fo

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