さ寝
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 寝 |
| ぬ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| さ寢 (kyūjitai) |
From Old Japanese. Compound of さ (sa-, beautification prefix) + 寝 (nu, “to sleep”).
Alternatively, according to Frellesvig, this さ (sa-) element may instead be a marker of transitivity or agentivity of the verb, connecting to "inactive" verb 寝 (nu, “to sleep”) (contrasting with prefix い (i-), said to connect to "active" verbs, e.g. い行く (i-yuku, “to go”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sa̠nɯ̟]
Verb
さ寝 • (sanu) transitive †nidan
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to sleep
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) (of a man and a woman) to sleep together
Conjugation
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | さ寝 | さね | sane |
| Continuative (連用形) | さ寝 | さね | sane |
| Terminal (終止形) | さ寝 | さぬ | sanu |
| Attributive (連体形) | さ寝る | さぬる | sanuru |
| Realis (已然形) | さ寝れ | さぬれ | sanure |
| Imperative (命令形) | さ寝よ | さねよ | saneyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | さ寝ず | さねず | sanezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | さ寝れど | さぬれど | sanuredo |
| Causal conjunction | さ寝れば | さぬれば | sanureba |
| Conditional conjunction | さ寝ば | さねば | saneba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | さ寝き | さねき | saneki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | さ寝けり | さねけり | sanekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | さ寝つ | さねつ | sanetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | さ寝ぬ | さねぬ | sanenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | さ寝たり | さねたり | sanetari |
| Volitional | さ寝む | さねむ | sanemu |
Derived terms
- さ寝 (sane, “sleep (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
- さ寝らく (sanuraku, “(of a man and a woman) to sleep together”)
- さ寝さ寝 (sanesanu, “to sleep over and over again (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
- さ寝処 (sanedo, “place for sleeping (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
- さ寝床 (sanedoko, “bed for sleeping (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
Related terms
- さ寝す (sanasu, “(honorific) to rest, to sleep”)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 寝 |
| ね Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| さ寢 (kyūjitai) |
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative”) of the verb さ寝 (sanu) above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sa̠ne̞]
Noun
さ寝 • (sane)
- sleep (especially that of a man and a woman together)
References
- ^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (2010), A History of the Japanese Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 79