Unstern
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From un- + Stern, calque of French désastre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Unstern m (strong, genitive Unsternes or Unsterns, no plural)
- (formal, dated) unlucky star; bad sign
- 1934, W. v. Neuhof [pseudonym; Walther Kabel], Stürme um Kap Marga:
- Noch in derselben Nacht wurde alles zu schleunigster Abreise vorbereitet. Aber ein Unstern waltete von Anfang an über dieser neuen Reise.
- Still in the same night, everything was prepared for the swift departure. But from the start, an unlucky star presided over this new voyage.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Unstern [sg-only, masculine, strong]
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