nap

• n. 昼寝をする；うたた寝をする；細毛になる；頭を丸める
• vt.毛深くする
• vi. 昼寝をする；怠ける
• n.(昼寝をする)人の名前；(チャオ、ユエ)ナ

中英語の nappen（昼寝する、うたた寝する）から。PIE*kneb（拾う、集める、つつく）が語源で、napの派生語。seizeの語源は不明だが、同じ語源かもしれない。

nap (n.1)

"downy surface of cloth," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German noppe "nap, tuft of wool," probably introduced by Flemish cloth-workers. Cognate with Old English hnoppian "to pluck," ahneopan "pluck off," Old Swedish niupa "to pinch," Gothic dis-hniupan "to tear."

nap (v.1)

Old English hnappian "to doze, sleep lightly," of unknown origin, apparently related to Old High German hnaffezan, German dialectal nafzen, Norwegian napp. Related: Napped; napping.

nap (n.2)

"short spell of sleep," c. 1300, from nap (v.). With take (v.) from c. 1400.

nap (v.2)

"to furnish with a nap, raise the nap of," 1610s, from nap (n.1).

1. Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair.

ランチタイムを利用して椅子に座って仮眠をとりましょう。

2.I might take a little nap .

私は居眠りをするかもしれません。

3.The nap of the coat has been worn off.

コートの綿毛が磨かれている。

4.He made a habit of taking a nap after lunch.

彼は昼食後に仮眠する習慣を身につけた。dd>

5.Don 't bother me while I am taking my nap .

仮眠中は邪魔しないで。