"Schicksal" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪk.zaːl/, /-zal/, /-saːl/, /-sal/ Audio: De-Schicksal.ogg
Etymology: 17th century, from schicken + -sal, after now archaic Dutch schiksel (16th c.). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|schicken|-sal}} schicken + -sal, {{der|de|nl|schiksel}} Dutch schiksel, {{C.|16}} 16th c. Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:es,e:^er􂀿chiefly informal􂁀}} Schicksal n (strong, genitive Schicksals or Schicksales, plural Schicksale or (chiefly informal) Schicksäler) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:es,e:^er􂀿chiefly informal􂁀}} Forms: Schicksals [genitive], Schicksales [genitive], Schicksale [plural], Schicksäler [informal, plural], strong [table-tags], Schicksal [nominative, singular], Schicksale [definite, nominative, plural], Schicksäler [definite, nominative, plural], Schicksals [genitive, singular], Schicksales [genitive, singular], Schicksale [definite, genitive, plural], Schicksäler [definite, genitive, plural], Schicksal [dative, singular], Schicksale [dative, singular], Schicksalen [dative, definite, plural], Schicksälern [dative, definite, plural], Schicksal [accusative, singular], Schicksale [accusative, definite, plural], Schicksäler [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (uncountable) destiny, fate (irresistible power that predetermines events) Tags: neuter, strong, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Schicksal-de-noun-tzW9lftq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 17 40
  2. (countable) someone's destiny, fate Tags: countable, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Schicksal-de-noun-0FopynHt Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 17 40
  3. (countable) life story; the general conditions and main developments of a person's life; more often than in English used without any notion of predetermination Tags: countable, neuter, strong Synonyms: Lebensweg, Lebensschicksal
    Sense id: en-Schicksal-de-noun-LgAo9yLI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -sal Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 17 40 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -sal: 32 28 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: schicksalhaft, schicksalsergeben, Schicksalsgemeinschaft, Schicksalsschlag

Inflected forms

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        "genitive"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "Schicksäler",
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      "form": "Schicksal",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "(uncountable) destiny, fate (irresistible power that predetermines events)"
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        {
          "english": "The book portrays the life stories of ten women from different social classes in the early 20th century.",
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          "word": "Lebensweg"
        },
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɪk.zaːl/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/-zal/"
    },
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    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
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    {
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        "accusative",
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