sömn

See also: somn, and sømn

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish symn, sømn, from Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sœmn/

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Noun

sömn c

1. (uncountable) sleep (state of reduced consciousness)

Declension

Declension of sömn

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sömn	sömns
	definite	sömnen	sömnens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• drömsömn (“REM sleep”)
• REM-sömn (“REM sleep”)
• sova
• somna
• sömnig
• sömnlös
• sömnad

Further reading

• sömn in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• möns