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German
Etymology
From un- + Stern, calque of French désastre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌʃtɛʁn/
- Hyphenation: Un‧stern
Noun
Unstern m (strong, genitive Unsternes or Unsterns, no plural)
- (formal, dated) unlucky star; bad sign
1934, W. v. Neuhof , 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.
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Further reading
- “Unstern” in Duden online
- “Unstern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache