Dormit

Dormit is a Latin verb meaning “he sleeps” or “she sleeps.” It is the third-person singular present indicative active form of dormire, a fourth-conjugation verb meaning “to sleep.” The complete present indicative paradigm for this verb is dormio, dormis, dormit, dormimus, dormitis, dormiunt. The root is dorm-, and the characteristic endings reflect the 4th-conjugation pattern.

In usage, dormit functions as a simple present tense verb describing a current action. It appears in classical and later Latin texts to depict sleeping as part of a scene or narrative. Example: Puella dormit. This translates to “The girl sleeps” or “The girl is sleeping.”

Etymology and relatives: dormire derives from Latin, with cognates in several Romance languages, such as dormir in Spanish, dormir in French, dormire in Italian, and dormir in Portuguese, all tracing back to the same Latin root. These descendants preserve the core meaning related to sleep.

Related forms include the other present-tense persons (dormis, dormit, dormimus, dormitis, dormiunt) and derived terms such as dormiōn or dormitus in certain compound expressions. The verb is frequently encountered in Latin learners’ materials as a canonical example of the fourth conjugation and as a basic verb for describing everyday activities such as sleeping.