dormir

/doɾˈmiɾ/ · A1 · verb

to sleep

🛏️ dormir → dormitory: a dormitory is a room for sleeping

From Latin dormire, to sleep. English kept the same root in dormitory (a sleeping hall), dormant (asleep, inactive) and dormouse (the sleepy mouse). If you know dormitory, you already know dormir.

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