soporifero

See also: soporífero

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sopōriferum, derived from sopor (“sleep”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *swep- (“to sleep”). By surface analysis, sopor(e) (“sleep”) ‎ -ifero (“bearing”, “carrying”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so.poˈri.fe.ro/
• Rhymes: -ifero
• Hyphenation: so‧po‧rì‧fe‧ro

Adjective

soporifero (feminine soporifera, masculine plural soporiferi, feminine plural soporifere)

1. soporific
2. (figurative, humorous) boring, tedious

Latin

Adjective

sopōriferō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sopōrifer