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sonno

sleep

noun SON-noh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Latin somnus (sleep)

Also means

drowsiness

Usage Note

Sonno is a masculine noun used in common idioms: avere sonno means 'to be sleepy' (literally 'to have sleep'), not essere sonnolento. Dormire is the verb 'to sleep.' The adjective sonnolento means drowsy; sonnambulo (sleepwalker) shares the same root.

Examples

"Ho tanto sonno stasera."

Natural Translation

I am very sleepy tonight.

Literal Translation

I-have so-much sleep tonight.

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