somnambulate

English

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from somnambulism.[1]

Pronunciation

received pronunciation (UK): [sɒmˈnæmbjʊleɪt]
(US) IPA^(key): /sɑːm.ˈnæm.bju.ˌleɪt/, /sɑːm.ˈnæm.bjə.ˌleɪt/, /səm.ˈnæm.bjə.ˌleɪt/

Verb

somnambulate (third-person singular simple present somnambulates, present participle somnambulating, simple past and past participle somnambulated)

(intransitive) To walk while sleeping.

Synonyms

sleepwalk

Related terms

Translations

to walk while sleeping

Chinese:
Cantonese: 夢遊, 梦游 (mung⁶ jau⁴)

Mandarin: 夢遊／梦游 (zh) (mèngyóu)
Danish: gå i søvne
Dutch: slaapwandelen (nl)
Finnish: kävellä unissaan
French: somnambuler (fr)
German: schlafwandeln (de), nachtwandeln (de)
Italian: essere sonnambulo
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Maori: haere momoe
Polish: lunatykować
Portuguese: sonambular
Romanian: merge prin somn
Serbo-Croatian: mesečarstvo
Spanish: ser sonámbulo, pasearse dormido
Swedish: gå i sömnen

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “somnambulate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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[1] Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “somnambulate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.