Unglück

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German unglück, unglücke, ungelücke, equivalent to un- +‎ Glück (“luck”). Compare Dutch ongeluk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌɡlʏk/ === Noun === Unglück n (strong, genitive Unglückes or Unglücks, plural Unglücke) unhappiness; sorrow Synonyms: Elend, Leid bad luck; misfortune Synonym: Pech accident, calamity, catastrophe Synonym: Unfall ==== Usage notes ==== Unglück generally denotes a more serious accident than Unfall; a fatal accident is more likely to be called an Unglück than an Unfall. Equally, Unglück denotes a more serious kind of bad luck than Pech. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Unglück” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Unglück” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Unglück” in Duden online