Belarusian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian кошмар (košmar), borrowed from French cauchemar, from Middle French cauchemare, from Old French cauquemare.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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кашма́р (kašmárm inan (genitive кашма́ра, nominative plural кашма́ры)

  1. nightmare
    • 1998, Беларуская драматургія, volume 5, Навука і тэхніка:
      Ты веда́еш, кашма́р, сто́лькі вар'я́таў!
      Ty vjedáješ, kašmár, stólʹki varʺjátaŭ!
      You know, [it's] a nightmare, how many crazy people!

Declension

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References

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  • кашмар” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org