somnambulate

English

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from somnambulism.[1]

Pronunciation

received pronunciation (UK): [sɒmˈnæmbjʊleɪt]
(US) IPA^(key): /sɑːm.ˈnæm.bju.ˌleɪt/, /sɑːm.ˈnæm.bjə.ˌleɪt/, /səm.ˈnæm.bjə.ˌleɪt/

Verb

somnambulate (third-person singular simple present somnambulates, present participle somnambulating, simple past and past participle somnambulated)

(intransitive) To walk while sleeping.

Synonyms

sleepwalk

Related terms

somnambular
somnambulation
somnambulator
somnambulism
somnambulist
somnambulistic

Translations

to walk while sleeping

Chinese:
Cantonese: 夢遊, 梦游 (mung⁶ jau⁴)
Mandarin: 夢遊／梦游 (zh) (mèngyóu)
Danish: gå i søvne
Dutch: slaapwandelen (nl)
Finnish: kävellä unissaan
French: somnambuler (fr)
German: schlafwandeln (de), nachtwandeln (de)
Italian: essere sonnambulo
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Maori: haere momoe
Polish: lunatykować
Portuguese: sonambular
Romanian: merge prin somn
Serbo-Croatian: mesečarstvo
Spanish: ser sonámbulo, pasearse dormido
Swedish: gå i sömnen

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “somnambulate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “somnambulate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.