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Alptraum

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈalptʁaʊ̯m/
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Noun

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

  1. nightmare

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Declension of Alptraum [masculine, strong]
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

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