søvnig
Danish
Etymology
From søvn (“sleep”) + -ig, from Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”), from svefn (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sœvni/, [ˈsœwni]
Adjective
søvnig
- sleepy
Inflection
| Inflection of søvnig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | søvnig | mere søvnig | mest søvnig2 |
| Neuter singular | søvnigt | mere søvnig | mest søvnig2 |
| Plural | søvnige | mere søvnig | mest søvnig2 |
| Definite attributive1 | søvnige | mere søvnig | mest søvnige |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Related terms
- søvn
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”), from svefn, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).
Adjective
søvnig (neuter singular søvnig, definite singular and plural søvnige)
- sleepy
Derived terms
- søvnighet
Related terms
- søvn
- sove
References
- “søvnig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- svevnig, svevnug, søvnug
Etymology
From Old Norse svefnugr (“sleepy”), from svefn, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).
Adjective
søvnig (neuter singular søvnig, definite singular and plural søvnige)
- sleepy
Related terms
- søvn
References
- “søvnig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.