LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

somnulentia

somnulentia f (genitive somnulentiae)
Classical[sɔm.nʊˈɫɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[som.nuˈlɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininesleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesomnulentiasomnulentiae
genitivesomnulentiaesomnulentiārum
dativesomnulentiaesomnulentiīs
accusativesomnulentiamsomnulentiās
ablativesomnulentiāsomnulentiīs
vocativesomnulentiasomnulentiae

somnŭlentĭa (somnŏl-), ae, f., somnulentus,
I. sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence (late Lat.), Sid. Ep. 2, 2 med.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swépnos
  3. Proto-Italic*swepnos
  4. Latinsomnulentia

Latin -ulentus Latin somnulentus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin somnulentia From somnulentus + -ia.

Quick answers

What does somnulentia mean in Latin?
somnulentia, a noun, means “sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence”.
What is the genitive of somnulentia?
The genitive singular is somnulentiae. somnulentia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce somnulentia?
In classical Latin, [sɔm.nʊˈɫɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [som.nuˈlɛn.t͡si.a].
Where does somnulentia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *swep- → Proto-Indo-European *swépnos → Proto-Italic *swepnos → Latin somnulentia.