Schicksal

German

Etymology

17th century, from schicken +‎ -sal, after now archaic Dutch schiksel (16th c.).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪkza(ː)l/, /ˈʃɪksa(ː)l/
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Noun

Schicksal n (genitive Schicksales or Schicksals, plural Schicksale)

destiny, fate

Declension

Declension of Schicksal

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schicksal	die	Schicksale
genitive	eines	des	Schicksales, Schicksals	der	Schicksale
dative	einem	dem	Schicksal, Schicksale¹	den	Schicksalen
accusative	ein	das	Schicksal	die	Schicksale

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading

Schicksal in Duden online

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