Estonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French cauchemar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoʃmɑːr/, [ˈkoʃmɑːr]
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Noun edit

košmaar (genitive košmaari, partitive košmaari)

  1. nightmare (dream)
    Synonyms: jubedus, hirmuunenägu, õud, õudus, õudusunenägu, paineuni
  2. nightmare (experience)

Declension edit

Declension of košmaar (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative košmaar košmaarid
accusative nom.
gen. košmaari
genitive košmaaride
partitive košmaari košmaare
košmaarisid
illative košmaari
košmaarisse
košmaaridesse
košmaaresse
inessive košmaaris košmaarides
košmaares
elative košmaarist košmaaridest
košmaarest
allative košmaarile košmaaridele
košmaarele
adessive košmaaril košmaaridel
košmaarel
ablative košmaarilt košmaaridelt
košmaarelt
translative košmaariks košmaarideks
košmaareks
terminative košmaarini košmaarideni
essive košmaarina košmaaridena
abessive košmaarita košmaarideta
comitative košmaariga košmaaridega

Further reading edit

  • košmaar”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • košmaar”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • košmaar”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • košmaar in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)