Neuter

Glück

Meaning

  1. (neuter, no-plural, strong) happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)
  2. (neuter, no-plural, strong) luck, success (mostly when seen as dependant on unearned, accidental factors)
  3. (neuter, no-plural, strong) good luck, chance (positive coincidence)
  4. (neuter, no-plural, strong) luck, chance, coincidence in general, fate

Opposite of
Unglück, Leid, Elend, Pech, Misserfolg, Scheitern
Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

glück

Bern

Bern

glück

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

duusel

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gfell

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

glück

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

massel

Graubünden

Graubünden

glück

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gligg

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡlʏk/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German gelücke (12th century), at first along the Lower and Middle Rhine. Probably borrowed from Old Dutch *gilukki as part of the Flemish knight culture; compare Middle Dutch gelucke (1240), whence modern Dutch geluk. (The fact that the word is attested in High German before Dutch must be disregarded in view of the minimal attestation of Old Dutch as a whole.) Further origin unknown. Theories include a relation with Dutch luiken (“to close”) in the sense of “that which is concluded, determined”, or with German gelingen (“to succeed”), which is not attested in Dutch, however. Compare English luck for more.

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