Geschick

German

Alternative forms

• Geschik (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈʃɪk/
• Hyphenation: Ge‧schick

Etymology 1

From Middle High German geschicke (“occurrence, incident; disposition”).

Noun

Geschick n (strong, genitive Geschickes or Geschicks, plural Geschicke)

1. (formal) destiny, fate
2. the political and economic situation or development; living conditions

Declension

Declension of Geschick [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Geschick	die	Geschicke
genitive	eines	des	Geschickes, Geschicks	der	Geschicke
dative	einem	dem	Geschick, Geschicke1	den	Geschicken
accusative	ein	das	Geschick	die	Geschicke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Schicksal

Derived terms

• Missgeschick

References

• “Geschick” in Duden online

Etymology 2

Related to geschickt (“adept, skillful”).

Noun

Geschick n (strong, genitive Geschickes or Geschicks, no plural)

1. deftness, skill, ability
2. (regional) order

Declension

Declension of Geschick [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Geschick
genitive	eines	des	Geschickes, Geschicks
dative	einem	dem	Geschick, Geschicke1
accusative	ein	das	Geschick

¹Now rare, see notes.

References

• “Geschick” in Duden online
• “Geschick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache