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Insomnia
In-som′ni-a
,Noun.
[L., fr.
insomnis
sleepless; pref. in-
not + somnus
sleep.] Lack of sleep; inability to sleep, especially when chronic; wakefulness; sleeplessness.
Definition 2024
insomnia
insomnia
English
Noun
insomnia (countable and uncountable, plural insomnias)
Derived terms
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
sleeping disorder
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /inˈsom.ni.a/, [ĩːˈsɔm.ni.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈsom.ni.a/
Etymology 1
Noun
īnsomnia f (genitive īnsomniae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | īnsomnia | īnsomniae |
| genitive | īnsomniae | īnsomniārum |
| dative | īnsomniae | īnsomniīs |
| accusative | īnsomniam | īnsomniās |
| ablative | īnsomniā | īnsomniīs |
| vocative | īnsomnia | īnsomniae |
Descendants
Etymology 1
Non-lemma forms.
Adjective
īnsomnia
- nominative neuter plural of īnsomnis
- accusative neuter plural of īnsomnis
- vocative neuter plural of īnsomnis
References
- insomnia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- insomnia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “insomnia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.