Unglück

German

Etymology

From Middle High German unglück, unglücke, ungelücke, equivalent to un- +‎ Glück (“luck”). Cognate with Hunsrik Unglick.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌɡlʏk/
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Noun

Unglück n (genitive Unglückes or Unglücks, plural Unglücke)

  1. unhappiness; sorrow
  2. bad luck; misfortune
  3. accident, calamity, catastrophe

Usage notes
  • Unglück generally denotes a more serious accident than Unfall; a fatal accident is more likely to be called an Unglück than an Unfall. Equally, Unglück denotes a more serious kind of bad luck than Pech.

Declension
Declension of Unglück
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Unglück die Unglücke
genitive eines des Unglückes,
Unglücks		 der Unglücke
dative einem dem Unglück,
Unglücke1		 den Unglücken
accusative ein das Unglück die Unglücke
1Now uncommon, see notes

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