Unstern
derNounmisfortune; evil star.
Word details
- German meaning
- Unglück, Pech, eine ungünstige Vorbedeutung.
- English meaning
- Misfortune, ill omen
- Synonym
- Unglück, Pech
- German example
- Der Unstern schien über der ganzen Familie zu liegen.
- English example
- Misfortune seemed to hang over the whole family.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Unstern
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- unsternbedroht
under threat of shipwreck
- unsternbedroht
Not endangered
Example sentences with “Unstern”
Das Projekt stand unter einem Unstern. (The project was doomed from the start.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Unstern poetic?
Yes, it is often used in literature to describe bad luck or an ominous fate.