sovna
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
sovna
- inflection of sovne:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse sofna. Equivalent to sova (“to sleep”) + -na (“inchoative verb suffix”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sɔʋ.nɑ/
Verb
sovna (present tense sovnar, past tense sovna, past participle sovna, passive infinitive sovnast, present participle sovnande, imperative sovna/sovn)
- (intransitive) to fall asleep
References
- “sovna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål verb forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -na
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs