寝ぬ

See also: 寢ぬ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
寢ぬ (kyūjitai)
寐ぬ

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Derived from (i, sleep, archaic) +‎ (nu, modern 寝る (neru), “to sleep).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [inɯ̟]

Verb

() • (inuintransitive nidan

  1. (obsolete) to sleep
    Synonyms: 眠る (nemuru), 寝る (neru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "寝ぬ" (ナ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 寝ね いね ine
Continuative (連用形) 寝ね いね ine
Terminal (終止形) 寝ぬ いぬ inu
Attributive (連体形) 寝ぬる いぬる inuru
Realis (已然形) 寝ぬれ いぬれ inure
Imperative (命令形) 寝ねよ いねよ ineyo
Key constructions
Negative 寝ねず いねず inezu
Contrasting conjunction 寝ぬれど いぬれど inuredo
Causal conjunction 寝ぬれば いぬれば inureba
Conditional conjunction 寝ねば いねば ineba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 寝ねき いねき ineki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 寝ねけり いねけり inekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 寝ねつ いねつ inetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 寝ねぬ いねぬ inenu
Perfect-continuative tense 寝ねたり いねたり inetari
Volitional 寝ねむ いねむ inemu

Derived terms

  • ()ねがて (inegate)
  • ()()れる (inehoreru)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN