"unlucky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈlʌki/ Forms: unluckier [comparative], more unlucky [comparative], unluckiest [superlative], most unlucky [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌki Etymology: From un- + lucky. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|lucky}} un- + lucky Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} unlucky (comparative unluckier or more unlucky, superlative unluckiest or most unlucky)
  1. Unfortunate, marked by misfortune. Translations (unfortunate): ongelukkig (Afrikaans), δυστυχής (dustukhḗs) (Ancient Greek), нещастен (neštasten) (Bulgarian), desafortunat (Catalan), بار کەوتوو (bar kewtû) (Central Kurdish), 唔好彩 (m⁴ hou² coi²) (Chinese Cantonese), unheldig (Danish), epäonninen (Finnish), unglücklich (German), sfortunato (Italian), infēlix (Latin), не́среќен (nésreḱen) (Macedonian), wairuatoa (Maori), whakarapa (Maori), ringahoea (english: In love and romance) (Maori), unheldig (Norwegian), desfortunat (Occitan), malastrugat (Occitan), unġesǣliġ (Old English), اوغورسز (uğursuz) (Ottoman Turkish), بختسز (bahtsız) (Ottoman Turkish), قوتسز (kutsuz) (Ottoman Turkish), onjlekjlich (Plautdietsch), azarado [masculine] (Portuguese), nenorocos [masculine] (Romanian), неуда́чный (neudáčnyj) (Russian), неуда́чливый (neudáčlivyj) (Russian), несчастли́вый (nesčastlívyj) (Russian), desafortunado (Spanish), xui xẻo (Vietnamese), xui (Vietnamese), rủi ro (Vietnamese), rủi (Vietnamese), không may (Vietnamese), bất hạnh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-unlucky-en-adj-kGFEfMgt Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 14 27 29 29 Disambiguation of 'unfortunate': 61 34 3 2
  2. Inauspicious. Translations (inauspicious): malaurat (Catalan), pahaenteinen (Finnish), infelix (Latin), неблагопри́јатен (neblagopríjaten) (Macedonian), зло́кобен (zlókoben) (Macedonian), اوغورسز (uğursuz) (Ottoman Turkish), بختسز (bahtsız) (Ottoman Turkish), قوتسز (kutsuz) (Ottoman Turkish), неблагоприя́тный (neblagoprijátnyj) (Russian), злове́щий (zlovéščij) (english: ominous) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unlucky-en-adj-Xort2St0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 22 37 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 14 27 29 29 Disambiguation of 'inauspicious': 15 67 9 9
  3. Having ill luck. Translations (having ill luck): ձախորդ (jaxord) (Armenian), неудачен (neudačen) (Bulgarian), infortunat (Catalan), epäonninen (Finnish), huono-onninen (Finnish), malchanceux [masculine] (French), poissard [masculine] (French), anrathach (Irish), infēlix (Latin), не́среќен (nésreḱen) (Macedonian), невезу́чий (nevezúčij) (Russian), неуда́чливый (neudáčlivyj) (Russian), שלימזלניק (shlimazldik) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-unlucky-en-adj-55r0wZTK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 22 37 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 14 27 29 29 Disambiguation of 'having ill luck': 6 4 53 37
  4. Bringing ill luck. Translations (bringing ill luck): epäonninen (Finnish), unglückbringend (German), es bringt Unglück (note: usually expressed verbally) (German), anrathach (Irish), infēlix (Latin), ко́бен (kóben) (Macedonian), اوغورسز (uğursuz) (Ottoman Turkish), بختسز (bahtsız) (Ottoman Turkish), قوتسز (kutsuz) (Ottoman Turkish), несчастли́вый (nesčastlívyj) (Russian), недо́брый (nedóbryj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unlucky-en-adj-Iud5kb13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 22 37 37 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 14 27 29 29 Disambiguation of 'bringing ill luck': 5 4 38 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: cursed, doomed, shit out of luck Derived forms: unluckily, unluckiness, unluckier, unluckiest, unlucky for some Related terms: evil eye, Friday the thirteenth, born under an evil star, born with a wooden ladle in one's mouth, predict

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          "english": "ominous",
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          "_dis1": "5 4 38 53",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "bringing ill luck",
          "word": "anrathach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 38 53",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "bringing ill luck",
          "word": "infēlix"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 38 53",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "kóben",
          "sense": "bringing ill luck",
          "word": "ко́бен"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 38 53",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "uğursuz",
          "sense": "bringing ill luck",
          "word": "اوغورسز"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 38 53",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "bahtsız",
          "sense": "bringing ill luck",
          "word": "بختسز"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 38 53",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "kutsuz",
          "sense": "bringing ill luck",
          "word": "قوتسز"
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 38 53",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nesčastlívyj",
          "sense": "bringing ill luck",
          "word": "несчастли́вый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 38 53",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nedóbryj",
          "sense": "bringing ill luck",
          "word": "недо́брый"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʌnˈlʌki/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌki"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "ill-fated"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "ill-starred"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "inauspicious"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "infortunate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "mischanceful"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "misfortuned"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ],
      "word": "peak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "snakebit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "thwart"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "unchancy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "unfavourable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "unfortunate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "unpropitious"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "unlucky"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "wanchancy"
    }
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}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "lucky"
    }
  ],
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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms prefixed with un-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌki",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌki/3 syllables"
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    {
      "word": "unluckily"
    },
    {
      "word": "unluckiness"
    },
    {
      "word": "unluckier"
    },
    {
      "word": "unluckiest"
    },
    {
      "word": "unlucky for some"
    }
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        "2": "un",
        "3": "lucky"
      },
      "expansion": "un- + lucky",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From un- + lucky.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unluckier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unluckiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er",
        "2": "more"
      },
      "expansion": "unlucky (comparative unluckier or more unlucky, superlative unluckiest or most unlucky)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "cursed"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "doomed"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "shit out of luck"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "evil eye"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "Friday the thirteenth"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "born under an evil star"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "born with a wooden ladle in one's mouth"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "predict"
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1603, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, act V, scene ii, page 338",
          "text": "I pray you in your Letters, / When you ſhall theſe vnluckie deeds relate, / Speake of me, as I am. […] / Of one, whoſe ſubdu'd Eyes, / Albeit un-vsed to the melting moode, / Drops teares as faſt as the Arabian Trees / Their Medicinable gumme.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Unfortunate, marked by misfortune."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unfortunate",
          "unfortunate"
        ],
        [
          "misfortune",
          "misfortune"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Inauspicious."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Inauspicious",
          "inauspicious"
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      "glosses": [
        "Having ill luck."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ill luck",
          "ill luck"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Bringing ill luck."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʌnˈlʌki/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌki"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "down on one's luck"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "fortuneless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "ill-boding"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "ill-fated"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "ill-starred"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "inauspicious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "infelicitous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "infortunate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "hapless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "luckless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "misadventurous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "mischanceful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "misfortuned"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "Multicultural-London-English"
      ],
      "word": "peak"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "snakebit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "thwart"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "unchancy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "unfavourable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "unfortunate"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "unpropitious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "word": "unlucky"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:unlucky",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "word": "wanchancy"
    }
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "ongelukkig"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neštasten",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "нещастен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "desafortunat"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "m⁴ hou² coi²",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "唔好彩"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "unheldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "epäonninen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "unglücklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dustukhḗs",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "δυστυχής"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "sfortunato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bar kewtû",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "بار کەوتوو"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "infēlix"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nésreḱen",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "не́среќен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "wairuatoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "whakarapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "In love and romance",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "ringahoea"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "unheldig"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "desfortunat"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "malastrugat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "unġesǣliġ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "uğursuz",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "اوغورسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "bahtsız",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "بختسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kutsuz",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "قوتسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "onjlekjlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "azarado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nenorocos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudáčnyj",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "неуда́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudáčlivyj",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "неуда́чливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesčastlívyj",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "несчастли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "desafortunado"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "xui xẻo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "xui"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "rủi ro"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "rủi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "không may"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "unfortunate",
      "word": "bất hạnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "malaurat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "pahaenteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "infelix"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neblagopríjaten",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "неблагопри́јатен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zlókoben",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "зло́кобен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "uğursuz",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "اوغورسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "bahtsız",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "بختسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kutsuz",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "قوتسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neblagoprijátnyj",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "неблагоприя́тный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "ominous",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zlovéščij",
      "sense": "inauspicious",
      "word": "злове́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "jaxord",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "ձախորդ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neudačen",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "неудачен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "infortunat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "epäonninen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "huono-onninen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malchanceux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poissard"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "anrathach"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "infēlix"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nésreḱen",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "не́среќен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nevezúčij",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "невезу́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neudáčlivyj",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "неуда́чливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shlimazldik",
      "sense": "having ill luck",
      "word": "שלימזלניק"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "epäonninen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "unglückbringend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "usually expressed verbally",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "es bringt Unglück"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "anrathach"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "infēlix"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kóben",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "ко́бен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "uğursuz",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "اوغورسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "bahtsız",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "بختسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "kutsuz",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "قوتسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nesčastlívyj",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "несчастли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedóbryj",
      "sense": "bringing ill luck",
      "word": "недо́брый"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unlucky"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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