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Etymology
From premo (“pressure”) + sonĝo (“dream”), likely a partial calque of French cauchemar (Old French cauche, from chauchier (“to press”); see koŝmaro. Compare Hungarian lidércnyomás (“nightmare”), literally "pressure dream".
Pronunciation
Noun
premsonĝo (accusative singular premsonĝon, plural premsonĝoj, accusative plural premsonĝojn)
- nightmare
- Synonyms: koŝmaro, inkubo