"Alpdruck" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈalpˌdʁʊk/ Audio: De-Alpdruck.ogg
Etymology: Alp + Druck, because nightmares were formerly thought to be caused by an elf sitting on one's chest while one slept. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Alp|Druck}} Alp + Druck Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Alpdruck m (strong, genitive Alpdruckes or Alpdrucks, plural Alpdrücke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Alpdruckes [genitive], Alpdrucks [genitive], Alpdrücke [plural], strong [table-tags], Alpdruck [nominative, singular], Alpdrücke [definite, nominative, plural], Alpdruckes [genitive, singular], Alpdrucks [genitive, singular], Alpdrücke [definite, genitive, plural], Alpdruck [dative, singular], Alpdrucke [dative, singular], Alpdrücken [dative, definite, plural], Alpdruck [accusative, singular], Alpdrücke [accusative, definite, plural], Albdruck [alternative]
  1. nightmare Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Albtraum, Alpdrücken
    Sense id: en-Alpdruck-de-noun-bfpe2Zdh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "3": "Druck"
      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Alp + Druck, because nightmares were formerly thought to be caused by an elf sitting on one's chest while one slept.",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrucks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrücke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdruck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrücke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdruckes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrucks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrücke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdruck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrucke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrücken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdruck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrücke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Albdruck",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Alpdruck m (strong, genitive Alpdruckes or Alpdrucks, plural Alpdrücke)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Memoirs of a Woman Socialist",
          "ref": "1911, Lily Braun, chapter 4, in Memoiren einer Sozialistin [Memoirs of a Woman Socialist], Kampfjahre, München: Albert Langen:",
          "text": "Ich lächelte, von einem Alpdruck befreit; so viele Worte um solch eine Kleinigkeit!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "nightmare",
          "nightmare"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Albtraum"
        },
        {
          "word": "Alpdrücken"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈalpˌdʁʊk/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "Albdruck"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Alp + Druck, because nightmares were formerly thought to be caused by an elf sitting on one's chest while one slept.",
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      "form": "Alpdruckes",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrucks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Alpdrücke",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "Alpdruck",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrücke",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrucks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Alpdrucke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdruck",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Alpdrücke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Albdruck",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Alpdruck m (strong, genitive Alpdruckes or Alpdrucks, plural Alpdrücke)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms with homophones",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Memoirs of a Woman Socialist",
          "ref": "1911, Lily Braun, chapter 4, in Memoiren einer Sozialistin [Memoirs of a Woman Socialist], Kampfjahre, München: Albert Langen:",
          "text": "Ich lächelte, von einem Alpdruck befreit; so viele Worte um solch eine Kleinigkeit!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nightmare"
      ],
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        [
          "nightmare",
          "nightmare"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Albtraum"
        },
        {
          "word": "Alpdrücken"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈalpˌdʁʊk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Alpdruck.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bb/De-Alpdruck.ogg/De-Alpdruck.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/De-Alpdruck.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Albdruck"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alpdruck"
}

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