somna
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sɔm.nɑ/
Verb
somna (present tense somnar, past tense somna, past participle somna, passive infinitive somnast, present participle somnande, imperative somna/somn)
- (Landsmål or dialectal) alternative form of sovne (“to fall asleep”)
References
- “somna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sofna, equivalent to sova (“to sleep”) + -na (“inchoative suffix”). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and rämna, lämna, formed in the same manner.
Verb
somna (present somnar, preterite somnade, supine somnat, imperative somna)
- fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
Conjugation
Conjugation of somna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | somna | — | ||
| Supine | somnat | — | ||
| Imperative | somna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | somnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | somnar | somnade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | somna | somnade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | somne | somnade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | somnande | |||
| Past participle | somnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
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