sleepiness

Questions

How do you pronounce sleepiness?

The recorded pronunciation is /slˈipinəs/.

What does sleepiness mean?

The property of being sleepy.

Where does sleepiness come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *slēpaz Proto-West Germanic *slāp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Proto-West Germanic *slāpag Old English *slǣpiġ Middle English slepy English sleepy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sleepiness From sleepy + -ness.

How to pronounce sleepiness

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2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/slˈipinəs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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