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Albtraum
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German
Alternative forms
de Alptraum sole standard spelling until 1996; now less common
Etymology
de Alb Traum sleep-creature, because nightmares in some forms of German folklore are thought to be caused by an elf sitting on one's chest while one slept.
Pronunciation
de /ˈalptʁaʊ̯m/
de De-Alptraum.ogg
de De-Albtraum.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
nightmare
de Albdruck Albdrücken Nachtmahr
de Er leidet an schweren Albträumen. He suffers from severe nightmares.
Usage notes
1996 1
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Further reading
Albtraum