somnambulism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /sɒmˈnæmbjʊlɪzəm/
Etymology
From French somnambulisme, from New Latin somnambulus, from Latin somnus (“sleep”) + ambulō (“to walk”), + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) sleepwalking
Meanwhile, towards the twelfth century, there come to be two weaknesses attached to this state of half-grown youth: by night somnambulism; in the daytime seeing of visions, trance, and the gift of tears.
1862, Jules Michelet, La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| somnambulisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
somnambulance · noctambulism · sleepwalking · somnambulation
Translations (34)
de Schlafwandeln (sleepwalking) · eo somnambulismo (sleepwalking) · fi somnambulismi (sleepwalking) · es sonambulismo (sleepwalking) · sw kutembea usingizini (sleepwalking) · da søvngængeri (sleepwalking) · ru лунати́зм (sleepwalking) · de Somnambulismus (sleepwalking) · ro noctambulism (sleepwalking) · fr somnambulisme (sleepwalking) · nl slaapwandelen (sleepwalking) · ro somnambulism (sleepwalking) · de Somnambulie (sleepwalking) · pt sonambulismo (sleepwalking) · hy քնաշրջություն (sleepwalking) · es somnambulismo (sleepwalking) · cmn 夢遊症 /梦游症 (sleepwalking) · fi unissakävely (sleepwalking) · cs náměsíčnost (sleepwalking) · ro selianism (sleepwalking) · sk námesačníctvo (sleepwalking) · sh mjesečarstvo (sleepwalking) · ru сомнамбули́зм (sleepwalking) · pl somnambulizm (sleepwalking) · ar اَلسَّيْر أَثْنَاءَ ٱلنَّوْم (sleepwalking) · hi निद्राचार (sleepwalking) · it sonnambulismo (sleepwalking) · sh somnabulizam (sleepwalking) · he סהרוריות (sleepwalking) · bg сомнамбулизъм (sleepwalking) · cmn 睡游症 (sleepwalking) · ja 睡眠時遊行症 (sleepwalking) · ca somnambulisme (sleepwalking) · hy լուսնոտություն (sleepwalking)