somnium
Latin
Etymology
Derived from somnus (“sleep”).
Surface analysis: somn(us) (“sleep”) + -ium (nominal derivational suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsom.ni.um/, [ˈsɔm.ni.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsom.ni.um/
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | somnium | somnia |
| Genitive | somniī | somniōrum |
| Dative | somniō | somniīs |
| Accusative | somnium | somnia |
| Ablative | somniō | somniīs |
| Vocative | somnium | somnia |
Derived terms
- somniālis
- somniāliter
- somniātor
- somniō
Related terms
- somniculōsē
- somniculōsus
- somnifer
- somnificus
- somniger
- somniōsus
- somnulentia
- somnulentus
- somnus
Descendants
References
- somnium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- somnium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- somnium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- somnium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- my dream is coming true: somnium verum evādit (Div. 2. 53. 108)
- to explain a dream: somnium interpretari
- an interpreter of dreams: somniorum interpres, coniector
- my dream is coming true: somnium verum evādit (Div. 2. 53. 108)
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