different between dorm vs dormitive

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??m/
• Rhymes: -??(r)m

Noun

dorm (plural dorms)

1. Clipping of dormitory.

Translations

Verb

dorm (third-person singular simple present dorms, present participle dorming, simple past and past participle dormed)

1. (intransitive, informal) To reside in a dorm.

   I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.

   • 2008, Veronica Hulan, One of Those Nice Guys (page 11)

     He spent a year at Wayne State University before transferring to Stanford to be with Chase. They dormed together at Crothers Hall, studied together at William Gould Hall and came home on vacations together.

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin dormi?.

Verb

dorm (third-person singular present indicative dormi, past participle durnjite)

1. Alternative form of dormu

Related terms

• durnjeri
• durnjit

Catalan

Verb

dorm

1. third-person singular present indicative form of dormir
2. second-person singular imperative form of dormir

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dorm]

Verb

dorm

1. first-person singular present indicative of dormi

   Eu dorm. Întoarce mâine.

   I'm sleeping. Come back tomorrow.

2. first-person singular present subjunctive of dormi

   Ce fac? Încerc s? dorm!

   What am I doing? I'm trying to sleep!

3. third-person plural present indicative of dormi

   Ei dorm ca bebelu?i.

   They're sleeping like babies.

English

Etymology

French dormitif, from the verb dormir (“to sleep”)

Adjective

dormitive (comparative more dormitive, superlative most dormitive)

1. Causing sleep.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:soporific

Derived terms

• dormitive principle
• dormitive virtue

Related terms

• dorm
• dormant
• dormition
• dormitory

Noun

dormitive (plural dormitives)

1. A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific or opiate.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:sleep inducer

Further reading

• dormitive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• dormitive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• dormitive at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Adjective

dormitive

1. feminine singular of dormitif