Alptraum

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalptʁaʊ̯m/
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Noun

Alptraum m (strong, genitive Alptraumes or Alptraums, plural Alpträume), Alternative spelling of Albtraum

  1. nightmare

Usage notes

Standard spelling until 1996; still correct, but disfavoured by Duden and now less common.[1]

Declension

Declension of Alptraum
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Alptraum die Alpträume
genitive eines des Alptraumes, Alptraums der Alpträume
dative einem dem Alptraum, Alptraume1 den Alpträumen
accusative einen den Alptraum die Alpträume

1Now rare, see notes.

References

  1. ^ Alptraum, Albtraum at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
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