Polyglot Dictionary

Alptraum

/ˈalpˌtʁaʊ̯m/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Alpträume

Meaning

  1. nightmare

    Built from Alp (an old word for a tormenting spirit) + Traum (dream). Often spelled Albtraum.

    • Sie hatte letzte Nacht einen Alptraum.

      She had a nightmare last night.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Traum dream

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

cauchemar

cauchemar is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nightmare."

Portuguese

pesadelo

pesadelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nightmare."

Practice

1 What does Alptraum mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hatte letzte Nacht einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Alptraum?

See also

nouncompound

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