adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
sopōrus
sopōrus (feminine sopōra, neuter sopōrum)
Classical[sɔˈpoː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[soˈpɔː.rus]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or belonging to sleep
- adjectivesleep-bringing, causing sleep
- adjectiveheavy with sleep, drowsy, dozy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sopōrus | sopōra | sopōrum |
| genitive | sopōrī | sopōrae | sopōrī |
| dative | sopōrō | sopōrae | sopōrō |
| accusative | sopōrum | sopōram | sopōrum |
| ablative | sopōrō | sopōrā | sopōrō |
| vocative | sopōre | sopōra | sopōrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sopōrī | sopōrae | sopōra |
| genitive | sopōrōrum | sopōrārum | sopōrōrum |
| dative | sopōrīs | sopōrīs | sopōrīs |
| accusative | sopōrōs | sopōrās | sopōra |
| ablative | sopōrīs | sopōrīs | sopōrīs |
| vocative | sopōrī | sopōrae | sopōra |
sŏpōrus, a, um, adj. id. (poet.),
I. of or belonging to sleep, i. e.,
I. Sleep-bringing, causing sleep:
Nox, Verg. A. 6, 390; Luc. 2, 236; Stat. Th. 1, 403: soporae pennae (Somni), Sil. 10, 354: amnis, i. e. Lethe, id. 13, 856.—II. Heavy with sleep, drowsy, dozy:
dapibus vinoque soporus, Val. Fl. 2, 222.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sopōrus adj.
sopor, of sleep, sleep-bringing, causing sleep : Nox, V.
Origins
From sopōr (“deep sleep”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).