Dunkel

See also: dunkel and Dünkel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dunkel.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌn.kəl/

Proper noun

Dunkel (plural Dunkels)

1. A surname from German.

Related terms

• Dunkle

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.
• Forebears

German

Etymology

From Old High German tunkalī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʊŋkl̩/

• Audio:

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Noun

Dunkel n (strong, genitive Dunkels, no plural)

1. dark

Declension

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

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Dunkel
genitive	eines	des	Dunkels
dative	einem	dem	Dunkel
accusative	ein	das	Dunkel

Further reading

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