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ύπνος
sleep /ˈipnos/
nounB2#2139 most common
Also: slumber
Example sentences
Έχω πολύ ύπνο.
I am very sleepy.
Ο ύπνος είναι σημαντικός για την υγεία.
Sleep is important for health.
Χθες βράδυ δεν μπόρεσα να πάρω ύπνο.
Last night I couldn't fall asleep.
Ο γιατρός μου είπε ότι χρειάζομαι περισσότερες ώρες ύπνου.
The doctor told me I need more hours of sleep.
Η έλλειψη ύπνου επηρεάζει αρνητικά τη συγκέντρωση και τη μνήμη.
Lack of sleep hurts concentration and memory.
Βυθισμένος σε βαθύ ύπνο, δεν άκουσε το ξυπνητήρι που χτυπούσε επίμονα.
Sunk in deep sleep, he did not hear the alarm clock ringing insistently.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ύπνος | ύπνοι |
| Genitive | ύπνου | ύπνων |
| Accusative | ύπνο | ύπνους |
| Vocative | ύπνε | ύπνοι |
Word family
υπνώνωto fall asleep
υπνωτικόsleeping pill
ύπνωσηhypnosis
υπναράςsleepyhead
υπνηλίαdrowsiness
Etymology
Ύπνος comes from Ancient Greek ὕπνος, meaning sleep. It traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root for sleeping. The same root gave rise to words for sleep in Latin and Sanskrit. In Greek myth, Hypnos was the personified god of sleep, brother of Thanatos, death.
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