"nachtmerrie" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɑxtˌmɛ.ri/ Audio: Nl-nachtmerrie.ogg Forms: nachtmerries [plural], nachtmerrietje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch nachtmerie, nachtmere, likened to merrie (“female horse”) through folk etymology; the actual formation is from nachtmare. Equivalent to nacht + mare. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|nachtmerie}} Middle Dutch nachtmerie, {{compound|nl|nacht|mare}} nacht + mare Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-s|+}} nachtmerrie f (plural nachtmerries, diminutive nachtmerrietje n)
  1. (also figurative) nightmare (bad dream) Tags: also, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-nachtmerrie-nl-noun-FwkSEv0q
  2. (obsolete, derogatory) ugly woman, witch Tags: derogatory, feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-nachtmerrie-nl-noun-zx~Pbg9t Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dagmerrie, nachtmerrieachtig, nachtmerriescenario Related terms: droom, visioen

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dagmerrie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nachtmerrieachtig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nachtmerriescenario"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "nagmerrie"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: nagmerrie",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: nagmerrie"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: nagmèri, nakmèri"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "nachtmerie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch nachtmerie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "nacht",
        "3": "mare"
      },
      "expansion": "nacht + mare",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch nachtmerie, nachtmere, likened to merrie (“female horse”) through folk etymology; the actual formation is from nachtmare. Equivalent to nacht + mare.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nachtmerries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nachtmerrietje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "nachtmerrie f (plural nachtmerries, diminutive nachtmerrietje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nacht‧merrie"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "droom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "visioen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "nightmare (bad dream)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nachtmerrie-nl-noun-FwkSEv0q",
      "links": [
        [
          "nightmare",
          "nightmare"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(also figurative) nightmare (bad dream)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "38 62",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ugly woman, witch"
      ],
      "id": "en-nachtmerrie-nl-noun-zx~Pbg9t",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, derogatory) ugly woman, witch"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɑxtˌmɛ.ri/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-nachtmerrie.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Nl-nachtmerrie.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nachtmerrie"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dagmerrie"
    },
    {
      "word": "nachtmerrieachtig"
    },
    {
      "word": "nachtmerriescenario"
    }
  ],
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      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "af",
            "2": "nagmerrie"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: nagmerrie"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "nagmèri",
            "3": "nakmèri",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: nagmèri, nakmèri",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: nagmèri, nakmèri"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "nachtmerie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch nachtmerie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "nacht",
        "3": "mare"
      },
      "expansion": "nacht + mare",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch nachtmerie, nachtmere, likened to merrie (“female horse”) through folk etymology; the actual formation is from nachtmare. Equivalent to nacht + mare.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nachtmerries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nachtmerrietje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "nachtmerrie f (plural nachtmerries, diminutive nachtmerrietje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nacht‧merrie"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "droom"
    },
    {
      "word": "visioen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "nightmare (bad dream)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nightmare",
          "nightmare"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(also figurative) nightmare (bad dream)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch derogatory terms",
        "Dutch terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ugly woman, witch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, derogatory) ugly woman, witch"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɑxtˌmɛ.ri/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-nachtmerrie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Nl-nachtmerrie.ogg/Nl-nachtmerrie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Nl-nachtmerrie.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nachtmerrie"
}

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