"Geschick" meaning in German

See Geschick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈʃɪk/ Audio: De-Geschick.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German geschicke (“occurrence, incident; disposition”), with semantic narrowing to "conditions and fate". See the related schicken (“to send”) for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|geschicke|t=occurrence, incident; disposition}} Middle High German geschicke (“occurrence, incident; disposition”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Geschick n (strong, genitive Geschickes or Geschicks, plural Geschicke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Geschickes [genitive], Geschicks [genitive], Geschicke [plural], strong [table-tags], Geschick [nominative, singular], Geschicke [definite, nominative, plural], Geschickes [genitive, singular], Geschicks [genitive, singular], Geschicke [definite, genitive, plural], Geschick [dative, singular], Geschicke [dative, singular], Geschicken [dative, definite, plural], Geschick [accusative, singular], Geschicke [accusative, definite, plural], Geschik [alternative, obsolete]
  1. (formal) destiny, fate Tags: formal, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Geschick-de-noun-R1PAjHye
  2. the political and economic situation or development; living conditions Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Geschick-de-noun-VPQkVPjZ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 17 63 18 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 77 13 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 79 12 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Schicksal Derived forms: Missgeschick
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈʃɪk/ Audio: De-Geschick.ogg
Etymology: Related to geschickt (“adept, skillful”). Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s.sg}} Geschick n (strong, genitive Geschickes or Geschicks, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Geschickes [genitive], Geschicks [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Geschick [nominative, singular], Geschickes [genitive, singular], Geschicks [genitive, singular], Geschick [dative, singular], Geschicke [dative, singular], Geschick [accusative, singular], Geschik [alternative, obsolete]
  1. deftness, skill, ability Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Geschick-de-noun-G1W-2500
  2. (regional) order Tags: neuter, no-plural, regional, strong
    Sense id: en-Geschick-de-noun-Put-luWc Categories (other): Regional German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "7 79 12 2",
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        "(regional) order"
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