premsonĝo

Esperanto

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

  • IPA(key): /premˈsond͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -ond͡ʒo
  • Hyphenation: prem‧son‧ĝo

Noun

premsonĝo (accusative singular premsonĝon, plural premsonĝoj, accusative plural premsonĝojn)

  1. nightmare
    Synonyms: koŝmaro, inkubo
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