"Unstern" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʊnˌʃtɛʁn/ Audio: De-Unstern.ogg
Etymology: From un- + Stern, calque of French désastre. Etymology templates: {{pre|de|un|Stern}} un- + Stern, {{clq|de|fr|désastre|nocap=1}} calque of French désastre Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg}} Unstern m (strong, genitive Unsternes or Unsterns, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Unsternes [genitive], Unsterns [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Unstern [nominative, singular], Unsternes [genitive, singular], Unsterns [genitive, singular], Unstern [dative, singular], Unsterne [dative, singular], Unstern [accusative, singular]
  1. (formal, dated) unlucky star; bad sign Tags: dated, formal, masculine, no-plural, strong Derived forms: unsternbedroht
    Sense id: en-Unstern-de-noun-Zqr0PQz4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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        "1": "de",
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      },
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      "name": "pre"
    },
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        "2": "fr",
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      "expansion": "calque of French désastre",
      "name": "clq"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From un- + Stern, calque of French désastre.",
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      "form": "Unsternes",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unsterns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Unstern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unsternes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Unsterns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Unstern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unsterne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unstern",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    }
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    }
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        {
          "word": "unsternbedroht"
        }
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        {
          "english": "Still in the same night, everything was prepared for the swift departure. But from the start, an unlucky star presided over this new voyage.",
          "ref": "1934, W. v. Neuhof [pseudonym; Walther Kabel], Stürme um Kap Marga",
          "text": "Noch in derselben Nacht wurde alles zu schleunigster Abreise vorbereitet. Aber ein Unstern waltete von Anfang an über dieser neuen Reise.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "(formal, dated) unlucky star; bad sign"
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈʊnˌʃtɛʁn/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
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    }
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    },
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        "genitive"
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Unstern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unsterne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Unstern",
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        "singular"
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    }
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        "1": "m,(e)s.sg"
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German formal terms",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms calqued from French",
        "German terms derived from French",
        "German terms prefixed with un-",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "German uncountable nouns"
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        {
          "english": "Still in the same night, everything was prepared for the swift departure. But from the start, an unlucky star presided over this new voyage.",
          "ref": "1934, W. v. Neuhof [pseudonym; Walther Kabel], Stürme um Kap Marga",
          "text": "Noch in derselben Nacht wurde alles zu schleunigster Abreise vorbereitet. Aber ein Unstern waltete von Anfang an über dieser neuen Reise.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "(formal, dated) unlucky star; bad sign"
      ],
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        "dated",
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    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/De-Unstern.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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