Old English · adjective
slæpleas
Normalised slǣplēas
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈslæːpˌlæ͜ɑːs/
- Syllables
- ˈslæːp · ˌlæ͜ɑːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- sleepless
Meaning
-
sleepless
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slǣplēas | slǣplēas | slǣplēas |
| Accusative | slǣplēasne | slǣplēase | slǣplēas |
| Genitive | slǣplēases | slǣplēasre | slǣplēases |
| Dative | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasre | slǣplēasum |
| Instrumental | slǣplēase | slǣplēasre | slǣplēase |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slǣplēase | slǣplēasaslǣplēase | slǣplēas |
| Accusative | slǣplēase | slǣplēasaslǣplēase | slǣplēas |
| Genitive | slǣplēasra | slǣplēasra | slǣplēasra |
| Dative | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasum |
| Instrumental | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | slǣplēasa | slǣplēase | slǣplēase |
| Accusative | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan | slǣplēase |
| Genitive | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan |
| Dative | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan |
| Instrumental | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan |
| Accusative | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan | slǣplēasan |
| Genitive | slǣplēasraslǣplēasena | slǣplēasraslǣplēasena | slǣplēasraslǣplēasena |
| Dative | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasum |
| Instrumental | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasum | slǣplēasum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *slāpalaus. Cognate with Old High German slāflōs. Equivalent to slǣp + -lēas.
Descendants
sleepless
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