Neuter

Unglück

Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) unhappiness; sorrow
  2. (neuter, strong) bad luck; misfortune
  3. (neuter, strong) accident, calamity, catastrophe

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

ungfell

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʊnˌɡlʏk/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German unglück, unglücke, ungelücke, equivalent to un- + Glück (“luck”). Compare Dutch ongeluk.

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