Definition
Causing sleep or drowsiness; having sleep-inducing properties; soporific.
Etymology
From Latin dormitivus (sleep-causing), derived from dormire (to sleep). Medieval and Renaissance medical texts frequently used this term for substances with sedative effects.
Kelly Says
Medieval doctors would prescribe 'dormitive' potions—imagine a pharmacy label that literally just said 'makes you sleep' without any fancy medical pretense!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንደ
en-deh en-deh
CACatalà
hipnòtic
hip-no-tee-k
CSČeština
hypnotikum
hip-no-tee-kum
DADansk
sovepille
soh-veh-pee-leh
DEDeutsch
schlafbelebend
shlaf-be-le-bend
ELΕλληνικά
υπνωτικό
ip-no-tee-ko
ESEspañol
soporífero
so-po-ree-fer-oh
FAفارسی
خواب آور
khaw-ab-aw-ar
FISuomi
unensuunta
oo-nen-soo-n-ta
FRFrançais
hypnotique
ip-no-tee-k
HEעברית
משכיר שינה
mash-keer shee-nah
HUMagyar
álomba ejtő
al-om-ba ej-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
penenang
pe-ne-nang
ITItaliano
ipnotico
ip-no-tee-koh
JA日本語
眠気を誘発する
nem-ki-o-o-hatsu-suru
KO한국어
수면 유발제
su-myeon yoo-wal-je
MSBahasa Melayu
penenang
pe-ne-nang
NLNederlands
slaapmiddel
slaap-mid-del
NONorsk
sovemiddel
soh-veh-mid-del
PLPolski
środek uspokajający
sh-rod-ek oo-spo-ka-y-a-y-chi
PTPortuguês
soporífero
so-po-ree-fer-oh
RORomână
hipnotic
hip-no-tee-k
RUРусский
снотворное
sno-tvore-noye
SVSvenska
sömntablett
sohm-tah-blet
SWKiswahili
dawa ya kulala
da-wa ya koo-la-la
TLTL
tulog-inductor
too-log-in-doo-k-tor
TRTürkçe
uyku getirici
oo-koo ge-tee-ree-chee
UKУкраїнська
сонний
son-nii
VITiếng Việt
thuốc ngủ
thoo-ok noo-ghoo