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Etymology 1
From Old English slǣp, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch slaap, German Schlaf.
Pronunciation
Noun
sleep (countable and uncountable; plural sleeps)
- (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
- I really need some sleep.
- (countable) (informal) An act or instance of sleeping.
- I’m just going to have a quick sleep.
- (uncountable) A substance found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
- Wipe the sleep from your eyes.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "sleep"
Translations
state of reduced consciousness
- Afrikaans: slaap af(af)
- Albanian: gjumë
- Arabic: نَوْم ar(ar) (nawm) m.
- Aramaic:
- Syriac: ܫܢܬܐ (šintā’) f.
- Hebrew: שנתא (šintā’) f.
- Armenian: քուն (k'un)
- Azeri: yuxu
- Basque: lo
- Belarusian: сон (son) m.
- Breton: hun m., kousk m.
- Catalan: son m.
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 睡覺 cmn(cmn), 睡觉 cmn(cmn) (shuìjiào), 睡眠 cmn(cmn) (shuìmián)
- Cantonese: 瞓 (fǎn)
- Crimean Tatar: yuqu
- Croatian: san hr(hr) m.
- Czech: spánek cs(cs) m.
- Danish: søvn da(da) c.
- Dutch: slaap nl(nl) m.
- Esperanto: dormo eo(eo)
- Estonian: uni et(et)
- Finnish: uni fi(fi)
- French: sommeil fr(fr) m.
- Georgian: ძილი ka(ka) (dzili)
- German: Schlaf de(de) m.
- Greek:
- Ancient: ὕπνος m. (hypnos)
- Modern: ύπνος el(el) m. (ípnos)
- Hebrew: שינה he(he) (sheiná) f.
- Hindi: please add this translation if you can
- Hungarian: alvás hu(hu)
- Icelandic: svefb is(is) m.
- Ido: dormo
- Indonesian: tidur id(id)
- Interlingua: somno
- Irish: suan ga(ga) m., codladh ga(ga) m.
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- Italian: sonno it(it) m.
- Japanese: 眠り ja(ja) (nemuri), 睡眠 ja(ja) (suimin)
- Khmer: please add this translation if you can
- Korean: 잠 (jam)
- Kurdish: xew f., خهو, نوستن
- Lao: ໄສຍາດ lo(lo) (sai-ñaat)
- Latin: somnus la(la) m.
- Latvian: miegs lv(lv) m.
- Lithuanian: miegas lt(lt) m.
- Malay: tidur ms(ms)
- Maltese: please add this translation if you can
- Maori: please add this translation if you can
- Mongolian: нойр mn(mn) (noyr)
- Nahuatl: cochina
- Norwegian: søvn no(no) m.
- Old English: please add this translation if you can
- Persian: خواب (x[v]âb)
- Polish: sen pl(pl) m.
- Portuguese: sono pt(pt) m.
- Romanian: somn ro(ro) n.
- Russian: сон (son) m.
- Sicilian: sonnu m.
- Slovak: spánok m.
- Slovene: spanec m.
- Sotho: robala st(st)
- Spanish: sueño es(es) m.
- Sumerian: ù
- Swahili: usingizi sw(sw)
- Swedish: sömn sv(sv) c.
- Tagalog: tulog
- Telugu: నిద్ర (nidra)
- Thai: นิทรา th(th) (nítraa)
- Turkish: uyku tr(tr)
- Ukrainian: сон (son) m.
- Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
- Welsh: cwsg cy(cy) m.
- Yiddish: שלאָף (shlof) m.
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informal: act or instance of sleeping
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- Swedish: sovande n. (the act), sömn c. (the instance), tupplur c. (brief instance)
- Telugu: కునుకు (kunuku)
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substance found in the corner of the eyes / figurative objectification of sleep
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 眼屎 cmn(cmn) (yǎnshǐ)
- Dutch: slaap nl(nl) m.
- Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: rähmä fi(fi), unihiekka fi(fi)
- French: chassie fr(fr) f.
- Georgian: წირპლი ka(ka) (ts'irp'li)
- German: Schlaf de(de) m.
- Hawaiian: maka piapia
- Icelandic: stírur is(is)
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See also
Category:Sleep
Etymology 2
From Old English slǣpan.
Pronunciation
Verb
to sleep (third-person singular simple present sleeps, present participle sleeping, simple past and past participle slept)
- (intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
- You should sleep 8 hours a day.
- (transitive, informal) To have sex with.
- The passionate lovers slept with each other every night.
- (transitive) To accommodate in beds.
- This caravan can sleep up to four people.
Derived terms
Terms derived from the verb "sleep"
Troponyms
Translations
intransitive: rest in state of reduced consciousness
- Albanian: please add this translation if you can
- Aleut: sagakux
- Arabic: نام ar(ar) (naama)
- Armenian: քնել hy(hy) (k'nel), ննջել hy(hy) (nnǰel), նիրհել hy(hy) (nirhel)
- Azeri: yatmaq
- Basque: lo egin
- Belarusian: спаць be(be) (spac’)
- Bosnian: spavati bs(bs)
- Breton: kousket
- Bulgarian: спя bg(bg) (spja)
- Catalan: dormir ca(ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 睡覺 zh(zh), 睡觉 zh(zh) (shuìjiào), 眠 zh(zh) (mián)
- Crimean Tatar: yuqlamaq
- Croatian: spavati hr(hr)
- Czech: spát cs(cs)
- Danish: sove da(da)
- Dutch: slapen nl(nl)
- Finnish: nukkua fi(fi), uinua fi(fi)
- French: dormir fr(fr)
- Galician: durmir gl(gl)
- Gamilaraay: baabili
- Georgian: ძილი ka(ka) (dzili)
- German: schlafen de(de)
- Greek: κοιμάμαι el(el)
- Hawaiian: moe
- Hebrew: ישן he(he) (yashán)
- Hindi: सोना hi(hi) (sonā)
- Hungarian: alszik hu(hu)
- Icelandic: sofa is(is)
- Ido: dormar
- Indonesian: tidur id(id)
- Interlingua: dormir
- Irish: codail ga(ga)
- Italian: dormire it(it)
- Japanese: 寝る ja(ja) (neru), 眠る ja(ja) (nemuru), お休みになる ja(ja) (おやすみになる, o-yasumi-ni naru) (honorific)
- Korean: 자다 ko(ko) (jada)
- Kurdish:
- Kurmancî: nivistin, raketin, razan, veketin, xewtin, di xew çûn, di xew bûn
- Soranî: nûstin
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- Lao: ນອນ lo(lo) (nöön)
- Latin: dormio la(la)
- Latvian: gulēt lv(lv)
- Lithuanian: miegoti lt(lt)
- Lower Sorbian: spaś
- Macedonian: спие mk(mk) (spie)
- Malay: tidur ms(ms)
- Maltese: please add this translation if you can
- Maori: moe mi(mi)
- Mongolian: унтах mn(mn) (untakh)
- Norwegian: sove no(no)
- Old English: swefan ang(ang)
- Old French: dormir
- Persian: غنودن fa(fa)
- Polish: spać pl(pl)
- Portuguese: dormir pt(pt)
- Romanian: dormi ro(ro)
- Romansch: durmir rm(rm)
- Russian: спать ru(ru) (spat’) (impf.)
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: спавати sr(sr)
- Roman: spavati
- Slovak: spať sk(sk)
- Slovene: spati sl(sl)
- Spanish: dormir es(es)
- Swahili: kulala sw(sw)
- Swedish: sova sv(sv)
- Tajik: хобидан tg(tg) (xobidan)
- Telugu: నిద్రించు te(te) (nidriMcu), కునుకుట te(te)
- Thai: นอน th(th) (non), หลับ th(th) (làp)
- Tongan: mohe
- Turkish: uyumak tr(tr)
- Ukrainian: спати uk(uk) (spáty)
- Urdu: سونا ur(ur) (sonā)
- Vietnamese: ngu vi(vi)
- Welsh: cysgu cy(cy)
- Yiddish: שלאָפֿן yi(yi) (shlofn)
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transitive: to have sex with
- French: coucher avec fr(fr)
- Japanese: 寝る ja(ja) (neru)
- Polish: przespać się pl(pl) (z... /with...)
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- Russian: спать ru(ru) (spat’) (impf.), переспать ru(ru) (perespát’) (once) (pf.)
- Swedish: ligga med sv(sv)
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transitive: accommodate
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- Japanese: 宿泊する ja(ja) (shukuhaku suru)
- Latvian: guldīt lv(lv)
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Anagrams
Dutch
Noun
sleep m.
- train: the part of wedding gown that drags behind the bride
See also
Verb
sleep
- first person singular present tense of slepen
- singular imperative of slepen
- singular past tense of slijpen