sonnu
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔn.nu/, [ˈsɔ.nːʊ], [ˈswɔ.nːʊ]
- Rhymes: -ɔnnʊ
- Hyphenation: sòn‧nu
Etymology 1
From Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Italic *swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Compare Portuguese sono, Italian sonno (“sleep”) and Spanish sueño (“sleep”).
Alternative forms
- suonnu, suennu (diphtongized)
- sunnu (vocalic hypercorrection, central metaphonetic dialects)
Noun
sonnu m (plural sonna or sònnura)
- sleep, slumber
- sleepiness
- Àju assai sonnu.
- I am very sleepy.
- (literally, “I have much sleepiness”)
- (anatomy) temple
- Cadennu attuppau ntô sonnu.
- Will he/she was falling he/she the temple.
Derived terms
- fàrisi calari u sonnu
- fàrisi passari u sonnu
- malu sonnu
- panzata 'i sonnu
- paràlisi nnô sonnu
- sonnu pisanti
- èssiri nnô megghiu sonnu
Related terms
- sunnulentu
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *somnum, from Latin somnium (“dream”); otherwise directly from somnus (“sleep”) (as Etymology 1). Compare Portuguese sonho, Italian sogno (“dream”) and Spanish sueño (“dream”).
Alternative forms
- suonnu (diphtongized)
- sognu (italianized)
Noun
sonnu m
- dream
- A l'autra notti fici un sonnu.
- Last night I made a dream.
Derived terms
- sonnu duci
- sonnu miricanu
- sunnari
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..
Verb
sonnu
- first-person singular present indicative of sunnari
See also
- addurmiscìrisi
- addurmisciutu
- dòrmiri
- durmuta
- nzònnia