sonnu

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • suonnu (Diphtongization)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔnːʊ/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔnːʊ/ (Diphtongized)
  • 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”).

Noun

sonnu m

  1. sleep, slumber
  2. sleepiness
    Àju assai sonnu.
    I am very sleepy.
    (literally, “I have much sleepiness”)
  3. (anatomy) temple
Derived terms
  • paràlisi nnô sonnu
  • sonnu pisanti
  • malu sonnu
  • panzata 'i sonnu
  • sunnulentu

See also
  • addurmiscìrisi
  • addurmisciutu
  • dòrmiri
  • durmuta
  • nzunnia

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 (Diphtongization)
  • sognu (Italianization)

Noun

sonnu m

  1. dream
    A l'autra notti fici un sonnu.
    Last night I made a dream.
Derived terms
  • sonnu duci
  • sonnu mericanu

Verb

sonnu

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sunnari
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