Masculine

Albtraum

Sentences
Concepts

bad dream

demon appearing in a dream

Synonyms

schlechter Traum

Horrorvorstellung

Nachtschaden

böser Traum

Angsttraum

schlimmste Träume

Translations

εφιάλτης

mauvais rêve

brutto sogno

كَابُوس

خهوی ناخۆش

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈalptʁaʊ̯m/
Etymology

Alb + Traum, because nightmares in some forms of German folklore are thought to be caused by an elf sitting on one's chest while one slept.

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