Unstern
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]