Polyglot Dictionary

Unglück

/ˈʊnˌɡlʏk/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Unglücke

Meaning

  1. misfortune, accident, tragedy

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Un- un-, not (negating prefix)
  • Glück luck, happiness

Similar words

Pech

Pech (literally "pitch, tar" — something sticky that clings to you) is light, colloquial bad luck: missing a bus, a flat tyre. Unglück is heavier — a real accident or tragedy, not just an annoyance.

Practice

1 What does Unglück mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bei dem ___ wurde niemand verletzt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Unglück?

See also

nouncompoundemotion

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