"Schreckgespenst" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈʃʁɛkɡəˌʃpɛnst] Audio: De-Schreckgespenst.ogg
Etymology: From Schreck (“shock, fright”) + Gespenst (“ghost, spectre”). Etymology templates: {{com|de|Schreck|Gespenst|t1=shock, fright|t2=ghost, spectre}} Schreck (“shock, fright”) + Gespenst (“ghost, spectre”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er}} Schreckgespenst n (strong, genitive Schreckgespenstes or Schreckgespensts, plural Schreckgespenster) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Schreckgespenstes [genitive], Schreckgespensts [genitive], Schreckgespenster [plural], strong [table-tags], Schreckgespenst [nominative, singular], Schreckgespenster [definite, nominative, plural], Schreckgespenstes [genitive, singular], Schreckgespensts [genitive, singular], Schreckgespenster [definite, genitive, plural], Schreckgespenst [dative, singular], Schreckgespenste [dative, singular], Schreckgespenstern [dative, definite, plural], Schreckgespenst [accusative, singular], Schreckgespenster [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (chiefly figurative) specter Tags: figuratively, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Schreckgespenst-de-noun-Gy7gVQcq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 73 5 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 9 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 6 21
  2. bogeyman Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Schreckgespenst-de-noun-u3M4bjYY
  3. (figurative) nightmare Tags: figuratively, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Schreckgespenst-de-noun-bfpe2Zdh

Inflected forms

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        "1": "de",
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        "3": "Gespenst",
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      "expansion": "Schreck (“shock, fright”) + Gespenst (“ghost, spectre”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Schreck (“shock, fright”) + Gespenst (“ghost, spectre”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenstes",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenster",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenst",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenster",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenstes",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespensts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenster",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenst",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenste",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenst",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Schreck‧ge‧spenst"
  ],
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "ref": "2022 September 24, Anna Klöpper, “Entlastungspaket für Berlin: Taktische Unschärfe”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Die lähmen die Kauflust der Leute. 300 Euro Einmalzahlung helfen da gar nichts, und die Rezession gewinnt als Schreckgespenst am Horizont der Berliner Wirtschaft rasch an Kontur.",
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        "(chiefly figurative) specter"
      ],
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      ]
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        "(figurative) nightmare"
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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        "genitive"
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Schreckgespenstern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Schreckgespenst",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Schreckgespenster",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of German quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2022 September 24, Anna Klöpper, “Entlastungspaket für Berlin: Taktische Unschärfe”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Die lähmen die Kauflust der Leute. 300 Euro Einmalzahlung helfen da gar nichts, und die Rezession gewinnt als Schreckgespenst am Horizont der Berliner Wirtschaft rasch an Kontur.",
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        "(chiefly figurative) specter"
      ],
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        "(figurative) nightmare"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
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    },
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