schläfrig

/ˈʃlɛːfʁɪç/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. sleepy, drowsy

    Built from Schlaf (sleep) + -rig.

    • Nach dem Essen wurde sie schläfrig.

      After eating, she got sleepy.

Made of

  • Schlaf sleep

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

dormido

schläfrig means sleepy, on the edge of sleep, close to Spanish dormido's sense of being asleep already.

Practice

1 What does schläfrig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nach dem Essen wurde sie ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schläfrig?

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